lke Seulit fatter
She hardly knew him! He moved proudly or, surrounded by the
rich musi and the procession of the venerable Fader:
ester decided to listen to the sermon from her position
beside the scaffold since che meetinghouse was very crower
“The reverend’ voice was like a masieal instrument, twas Filed
‘with emotion, passion and anguish. 1 was majestic; but there
was an element of sadness init
‘As Hester listened to the sounds that came from the
‘meetinghouse, Pearl ran about the markerplace, looking a the
‘ownepeople the indians and the sailors;
One of the salors said to her, "Yaur mother i that woman
‘withthe sare letee Tell her that send tis messages! spoke
‘gin tothe ld doctor, and he wl arrange to bring his frend
the man she knows, aboard with him. So your mother need not
‘worry, except for herself and you: Go and tell your mother!”
Pearl nodded and ran off to tell her mother, who was
devastated by this message. Was there no way out of this
labyrinth of misery an! persecution?
Go back to the text
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‘ach space,
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Independent. Reverend Dimondale had decided 0 8) on but not
tle, He hen he cod (4) one without Meters
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Sod three ie() he enves of te forest shelet herb
(Donen ape her beauty came back.
‘when Fear returned she dd not see the eae lier on Hester's
Tals shrcked wildy Hester pit a and Peal arpa
the rook Reverend Dimenesle essed ear on the
and went to the rock
1 Aeckd —B deserted C detached sclated
2 Atecome became C becomes becoming
3 Ane fee cme = Deo
4 Alengih —B lngest Conger, ong
5 Aout Bott cot Don
6 Aw bat cy Damiog
1 Adown Bon under Din
8 Aboiy —— Bibosom = Eahoulder front
9 Amy Bon Canes up
10 Aout Bamy cin Diy