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Lawyer Clippurse

Lawyer employed by Sir Everard Waverley for legal matters.

minor

Also known as Mr. Clippurse, Messrs. Clippurse

First appearance: Waverley-Honour—A Retrospect

Lawyer Clippurse shows up with force in Waverley-Honour—A Retrospect. The page is where that presence becomes real.

An attorney summoned by Sir Everard to draw up a deed disinheriting Richard, but dismissed after a change of heart prompted by a sunbeam.
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CTColonel TalbotSESir Everard Wa…EWEdward WaverleyAPAlick PolwarthARAunt RachelLCLawyer Clippurse

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and Historical Figures
  • Central Jacobite and Waverley Circle
  • Protagonist

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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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