Mr. Turton
Quote 1
"After all, it's our women who make everything more difficult out here," was his inmost thought […] (2.24.23)
Turton airs a common cliché at the time that women made governing India difficult for the British. As objects of erotic temptation for Indians, white women cause conflicts, such as Adela's trial. (See Quote #8 under "Race" for more on this idea.)