The Doctor of Crow's Nest Author:Ralph Connor General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1906 Original Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Fiction / Romance / General Fiction / Westerns Literary Criticism / American / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations ... more »and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VI THE YOUNG DOCTOR BARNEY'S jaw ran along the side of his face, ending abruptly in a square-cut chin, the jaw and chin doing for his face what a ridge and bluff of rock do for a landscape. They suggested the bed rock of character -- abiding, firm, indomitable. Having seen the goal at which he would arrive, there remained only to find the path and press it. He would be a doctor. The question was, how ? His first step was to consult the only authority available, old Doctor Ferguson. It was a stormy interview, for the doctor was of a craggy sort, like Barney himself, with a jaw and a chin and all they suggested. The boy told his purpose briefly, almost defiantly, as if expecting scornful opposition, and asked guidance. The doctor flung difficulties at his head for half an hour, and ended by offering him money, cursing his Highland pride when the boy refused it. " What do I want with money ? " cried the doctor. He had lost his only son three years before. " There's only my wife. And she'll have plenty. Money ! Dirt, fit to walk on, to make a path with, that's all! Had my boy lived, God knows I'd have made him a surgeon. But " Here the doctor snorted violently and coughed, trumpeting hard with his nose. " Confound these foggy nights! I'll put you through." " I'll pay my way," said Barney, almost sullenly, " or I'll stay at home." " What are you doing here, then ? " he roared at the boy. " I came to find out how t...« less