The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 18 - A Flood of Sunshine

In which the minister and Hester Prynne, long estranged by fate and conscience, find themselves united by a shared resolve beneath the leafy canopy of the untamed forest, where the shadows of their past seem momentarily lifted by a radiant flood of sunlight. The wild woods, with all their whispering creatures and breathing blossoms, bear witness to the promise of a new beginning as the child Pearl approaches, a vision of nature’s own mysterious and tender spirit.