“People of New England!” he cried in a shameful sinner! Should have stood here seven years ago when the governor demanded to know the name of Hester Prynne’s partner in sin! You have all seen the scarlet letter that this woman wears. But there has stood one among you whose brand of shame and infamy you have not seen!”
At the point. The reverend’s weakness was so great that he nearly collapsed. But he managed to stand by himself and stepped torward. Away from Hester and Pearl. “But now you must witness the great power of the Lord and the true mark of shame. Benold!”
With a quick motion, the reverend tore away his holy robe to expose his bare chest. The crowd was horror-stricken as they gazed upon the terrible miracle emblazoned upon the flesh of his breast. The reverend had a look of the floor of the scaffold.