innkeeper

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Often have I recalled the scene in John Buchan’s spy thriller “The 39 Steps” when the protagonist, Richard Hannay, tells his true but unlikely story to an innkeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

“It’s pretty usual for us in Humboldt County to get earthquakes,” said Chappelle, who is the innkeeper of Hydrangea Inn, which was built by her great-aunt in the 1930s.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

Shelley Hunter, an innkeeper from Quincy, Calif., says airlines should be able to exclude kids from some flights.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

But Ms. Rolikova, the innkeeper, thought it was important to see it, and so she opened the padlocked door to reveal a palimpsest of Russia over the past century.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023

"Don't you believe a thing he says," the innkeeper spits.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz