 Raffles does on occasion disparage his game , commenting to Manders in " Gentlemen and Players " , " where 's the satisfaction of taking a man 's wicket when you want his spoons ? " Valentine also considers the point , and sees Raffles 's cricket as a front for his criminal activities , citing Raffles 's praise for cricket for " the glorious protection it affords a person of my proclivities " . 
 Raffles <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>does</mark></a> on occasion disparage his game , commenting to Manders in " Gentlemen and Players " , " where 's the satisfaction of taking a man <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>wicket when you want his spoons ? " Valentine also <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>considers</mark></a> the point , and <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>sees</mark></a> Raffles <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>cricket as a front for his criminal activities , citing Raffles <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>praise for cricket for " the glorious protection it <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>affords</mark></a> a person of my proclivities " . 
Raffles do on occasion disparage his game , commenting to Manders in " Gentlemen and Players " , " where 's the satisfaction of taking a man  wicket when u want his spoons ? " Valentine also consider the point , and see Raffles  cricket as a front for his criminal activities , citing Raffles  praise for cricket for " da glorious protection it afford a person of my proclivities " .