The Scarlet Letter

What is the principal occupation of the only surgeon in the Boston colony

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The principal occupation of the colony's only surgeon was that of a barber.

"The only surgeon was one who combined the occasional exercise of that noble art with the daily and habitual flourish of a razor." (Page 178)

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The Scarlet Letter