Entry 7
"Then why--since the choice was with herself--should the individual, whose connexion with the fallen woman had been the most intimate and sacred of them all, come forward to vindicate his claim to an inheritance so little desirable?" (Hawthorne, Chapter 9).
Hawthorne's tone really glows and shines here. It gives us, not only his pride in Hester, but his sudden defending of Dimmesdale. The author offers sympathy and understanding. He understands why Dimmesdale wouldn't come forward to confess when it would cost him everything.
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