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From "Pollyanna" by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
Dr. Thomas Chilton
The town doctor and a former love interest of Miss Polly.
Core Belief
"Healing involves not only physical treatment but also emotional support and understanding."
Worldview
Dr. Chilton sees the world as a place of both suffering and healing. He believes that it is his duty to alleviate suffering whenever possible and to bring hope and comfort to those in need.
Personality
Dr. Chilton is a kind and compassionate doctor who cares deeply for his patients. He is intelligent and dedicated to his profession, but he also possesses a warm and gentle nature. He is secretly still in love with Miss Polly and longs to reconcile with her.
In Their Own Words
"Well, my little lady, playing nurse?"
"Ah! Some calf's-foot jelly? That will be fine! Maybe you'd like to see our patient, eh?"
"God bless you, little girl. And I'm thinking, after all, that it was the doctor, quite as much as his patients, that needed a draft of that tonic!"
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