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Mr. Ebenezer Cruickshanks

Innkeeper at Cairnvreckan who shelters Waverley.

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Also known as Mr. Cruickshanks, Ebenezer, old Ebenezer

First appearance: Shows That the Loss of a Horse's Shoe May Be a Serious Inconvenience

Mr. Ebenezer Cruickshanks shows up with force in Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands After His Highland Tour. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The puritanical landlord of the Golden Candlestick who serves as Waverley's guide to Perth, riding a broken-down horse.

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In Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands After His Highland Tour: The puritanical landlord of the Golden Candlestick who serves as Waverley's guide to Perth, riding a broken-down horse. Later, in Shows That the Loss of…

In Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands After His Highland Tour: The puritanical landlord of the Golden Candlestick who serves as Waverley's guide to Perth, riding a broken-down horse.

Later, in Shows That the Loss of a Horse's Shoe May Be a Serious Inconvenience: Waverley's guide; announces his horse has lost a shoe; later withdraws the horses and refuses to return them, citing breach of contract.

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Aftermath
Closing

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Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands After His Highland Tour
The puritanical landlord of the Golden Candlestick who serves as Waverley's guide to Perth, riding a broken-down horse.
Shows That the Loss of a Horse's Shoe May Be a Serious Inconvenience
Waverley's guide; announces his horse has lost a shoe; later withdraws the horses and refuses to return them, citing breach of contract.
An Examination
The innkeeper who testifies against Waverley, claiming the horse belongs to Vich Ian Vohr and accusing Callum Beg of evasions.

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