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Chapter 3
As Hester stood on the scaffold, she
noticed a figure on the outskirts of the
crowd, and she recognized him.
The figure was a white man dressed
in Indian clothes. He asked who the
person on the scaffold was and what
she had done. He quickly learned the
condition of the situation.
Soon Hester was addressed by John
Wilson who stood on the balcony
above her. Eventually he had the
Reverend Dimmesdale try to persuade
her to confess the name of her fellow
sinner.
After Dimmesdale gave a lengthy
and almost pleading speech of the
benefits of announcing the name,
Hester declared she would never reveal
it. She was then escorted back to the
prison to serve the remainder of her
sentence.
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This picture depicts the balcony
where Dimmesdale, Wilson
and the others stood.
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