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_ To one night-visit to son , _ $ 5 . `` Not a bad customer ! '' said the doctor , with a smile , as he ran up the whole account , and then closed the book . In the constant habit of sending for the doctor on every trifling occasion , whether it occurred at noonday or midnight , it is not to be wondered at that a pretty large bill should find its way to Mr. Marvel at the end of the year . And this was not the worst of it ; the health of his whole family suffered in no slight degree from the fact of each individual being so frequently under the influence of medicine . Poor Charley was victimized almost every week ; and , instead of being a fresh , hearty boy , began to show a pale , thin face , and every indication of a weakened vital action . This appearance only increased the evil , for both parents , growing more anxious in consequence , were more urgent to have him placed under treatment .