Thomas Chilton
Chapter 13 - In Pendleton Woods
Dr. Chilton — aliases: Dr.
Dr. Chilton arrives with two men and a stretcher, greeted cheerily by Pollyanna. He ignores her chatter and focuses his absorbed attention on treating the injured John Pendleton.
Chapter 15 - Dr. Chilton
Dr. Chilton — aliases: the doctor
Dr. Chilton allows Pollyanna to visit Pendleton, describing her cheerfulness as a tonic, and drives her home while marveling at her unique worldview. He is moved to tears by her comment that his profession is the 'gladdest' of all, feeling a renewed sense of purpose in his lonely life.
Chapter 16 - A Red Rose and a Lace Shawl
Dr. Chilton — aliases: doctor
Dr. Chilton drives to the Harrington house to pick up Pollyanna for a visit to Mr. Pendleton. He privately admits to Pollyanna that Miss Polly looked lovely in the shawl and rose, but warns her not to tell her aunt, recognizing the source of her distress.
Chapter 19 - Which is Somewhat Surprising
— aliases: the doctor
Dr. Chilton arrives to find Pendleton in a state of high excitement. He checks the patient's galloping pulse and asks what the cause is.
Chapter 20 - Which is More Surprising
Dr. Chilton / Chilton
Dr. Chilton drives Pollyanna home, informing her that Mr. Pendleton sent a special request for her visit. He listens to Pollyanna's theory about her aunt and Mr. Pendleton being former lovers, reacting with a start and then a relaxed demeanor as she clarifies the situation, finally stopping her at the Harrington homestead.
Chapter 23 - An Accident
Dr. Chilton
Dr. Chilton writes a prescription for Pollyanna and discusses Mr. Pendleton's past and Pollyanna's home-making philosophy with her. He deflects her questions about his own romantic prospects with evasive humor and anxiety.
Chapter 29 - Through an Open Window
Thomas Chilton / Chilton / Dr. Chilton — aliases: the doctor
Dr. Chilton visits John Pendleton to reveal that he has the knowledge to cure Pollyanna's paralysis but is prevented from seeing her by a fifteen-year-old quarrel with Miss Polly and professional pride. He explains that he cannot enter the Harrington home without a direct request from Miss Polly, which he believes she will never make.
Chapter 31 - A New Uncle
Dr. Chilton / Chilton
Dr. Chilton enters the room with Dr. Warren and speaks emotionally to Pollyanna about her having done a 'gladdest job' that morning, his eyes shining with adoration which Miss Polly witnesses before she leaves.