The Scarlet Letter

Who is the surgeon in Boston before Chillingworth arrives?

chapters 9-12

surgeon in boston

Before chillingworth

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Before Chillingworth arrives, the closest the community had to a surgeon was the barber.

The only surgeon was one who combined the occasional exercise of that noble art with the daily and habitual flourish of a razor.

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The Scarlet Letter