# Janet Gellatley — Waverley character guide

> Janet Gellatley in Waverley by Walter Scott.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Janet, auld Janet, poor old blear-eyed Janet

**First appearance:** 0014-part-i-ix-more-of-the-manor-house-and-its-environs

## Who they are

Davie Gellatley's mother, a faithful servant at Tully-Veolan.

## In the story

### [Waverley Is Still in Distress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-viii-waverley-is-still-in-distress)

The old Highland sibyl who acts as nurse and guard in the hovel.

### [XXXV: Comparing of Notes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxv-comparing-of-notes)

Provides hospitality in the hut, praises her son Davie's cleverness in protecting the Baron, and recalls past kindnesses from the Baron.

### [XXXVI: More Explanation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxvi-more-explanation)

Wakes the Baron at dawn and later narrates the story of Rose's rescue and the Prince's intentions.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxviii)

Anxious for the Baron's safety, overjoyed at the news, and rewarded for her fidelity.

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