Everywhere around them were festivities, wrestling matches, and contests. The strict Puritan society was filled with people who were as joyful as they were allowed to be.
When Pearl asked if the reverend would be there, Hester said, “Yes, but he won’t be joining us. And we shouldn’t speak to him if we see him today.”
Roger Chillingworth also came to the Pestiual. When Hester first spotted him, he was speaking with the captain of the ship that would be leaving for Europe on the following day.
When Hester later spoke to the captain, he told her that Chillingworth would be joining them on the voyage. Her heart sank at the fearful news, and when she saw chillingworth, she felt his smile hid a rerrible, secret meaning. But Hester had no time to think about the captain’s shocking news.
The time was at hand for the reverend to give his sermon. When she saw the Reverend Dimmesdale, she felt as though he were another person whom she had never seen before. She felt sad, as if he were in another world.
Then Hester saw Mistress Hibbins, who asked her if she had met the reverend in the forest recently. Hester denied it. But Mistress Hibbins continued to tell her that the reverend had been there and signed his name in the Black Man’s book. She said the Black Man his way of leaving a mark on those who would not admit they had signed his book.
To make matters worse for Hester Prynne, the festival had brought to town many people from outlying areas. These people encircled her, staring and pointing at her mark of shame
On this day, Hester felt more pain than she had on the first day she had worn the letter. What nobody know was that the same mark of disgrace burned on the saintly Reverend Dimmesdale.
Everywhere around them were festivities, wrestling matches, and contests. The strict Puritan society was filled with people who were as joyful as they were allowed to be. When Pearl asked if the reverend would be there, Hester said, “Yes, but he won’t be joining us. And we shouldn’t speak to him if we see him today.” Roger Chillingworth also came to the Pestiual. When Hester first spotted him, he was speaking with the captain of the ship that would be leaving for Europe on the following day. When Hester later spoke to the captain, he told her that Chillingworth would be joining them on the voyage. Her heart sank at the fearful news, and when she saw chillingworth, she felt his smile hid a rerrible, secret meaning. But Hester had no time to think about the captain’s shocking news. The time was at hand for the reverend to give his sermon. When she saw the Reverend Dimmesdale, she felt as though he were another person whom she had never seen before. She felt sad, as if he were in another world. Then Hester saw Mistress Hibbins, who asked her if she had met the reverend in the forest recently. Hester denied it. But Mistress Hibbins continued to tell her that the reverend had been there and signed his name in the Black Man’s book. She said the Black Man his way of leaving a mark on those who would not admit they had signed his book. To make matters worse for Hester Prynne, the festival had brought to town many people from outlying areas. These people encircled her, staring and pointing at her mark of shame On this day, Hester felt more pain than she had on the first day she had worn the letter. What nobody know was that the same mark of disgrace burned on the saintly Reverend Dimmesdale.
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