The Scarlet Letter

why was a physician requested?

in chapter four

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In Chapter 4, Hester has been returned to the prison. She emotional and quite excitable. The fact that she's with child, and the fact that he can't get her to settle down by any other means leads Master Bracket, the jailer, to call in a doctor to tend to her needs.

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The Scarlet Letter