Olphert

And then of a sudden I saw Raffles on my right striking with his torch; a face flew out of the darkness to meet the thick glass bulb with the glowing wire enclosed; it was the face of the boy Olphert, with his enviable moustache, but it vanished with the crash of glass, and the naked wire thickened to the eye like a tuning-fork struck red-hot.

Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman 1901

"I don't believe Beefy ever would," put in Olphert.

Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman 1901

And then of a sudden I saw Raffles on my right striking with his torch; a face flew out of the darkness to meet the thick glass bulb with the glowing wire enclosed; it was the face of the boy Olphert, with his enviable moustache, but it vanished with the crash of glass, and the naked wire thickened to the eye like a tuning-fork struck red-hot.

Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman 1893

"I don't believe Beefy ever would," put in Olphert.

Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman 1893

"Well, sir," concluded Olphert, "we left old Beefy Smith hanging on to his hand, and this gentleman with him, so perhaps he can tell us what happened next?"

Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman 1893

Olphert of Ballyconnell, the chief landlord of Falcarragh, has been

Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) William Henry Hurlbert 1861

Take as illustrations the cases of two estates which have lately been prominently before the public -- namely, the Ponsonby and the Olphert.

About Ireland 1860

At Cork the other day the priest concerned had to confess on oath that only three of the Olphert tenants had received relief. [

About Ireland 1860

When a nation sanctions such absolute dishonesty as this on the part of its Prime Minister, it is not surprising that the shrewd Irish peasant profits by the lesson and improves the example.] [Footnote D: The following in reference to the Olphert estate evictions under the Plan of Campaign is from the _Freeman's Journal_.

About Ireland 1860