The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 15 - Hester and Pearl

from The Nathaniel Hawthorne Library · host Nathaniel Hawthorne

In which the somber figure of Roger Chillingworth departs, leaving Hester Prynne to brood upon the bitterness of her past and the enigma of a scarlet token she solemnly bears. Her child, Pearl, a sprite of restless and searching spirit, curiously entwines her young innocence about this mysterious symbol, seeking meaning that her mother hesitates to reveal.

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