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'Doc.' Gordon

Chapter 1: "Doc." Gordon
By Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
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A newly graduated young physician walks into a small town to begin as assistant to the community’s sole practicing doctor. The narrative follows his journey and first impressions, his casual ministrations en route, and his interactions with villagers of varied temperaments. Through scenes of travel, work, and everyday talk, the plot tracks the transition from student to practitioner and highlights contrasts of class, ambition, and the steady rhythms of provincial life without theatrical drama.

"Doc." Gordon

by

MARY E. WILKINS-FREEMAN

"The Debtor," "A Humble Romance," "The Heart's Highway," "Pembroke," Etc.

Illustrated in Water-Colors by FRANK T. MERRILL

Copyright, 1906, by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman

H.L. MOORE
SPECIAL EDITION,
For Sale exclusively by us in Rahway, N.J.

NEW YORK AND LONDON
THE AUTHORS AND NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION
1906

COPYRIGHT, 1906, BY
MARY E. WILKINS-FREEMAN.

Entered at Stationers' Hall.
All rights reserved.

Composition and Electrotyping by
J.J. Little & Co.
Printed and bound by
Manhattan Press, New York.

Doctor Gordon * * * had not even taken off his overcoat, which was white with snow.