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Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4. Original Text Modern Text Governor Bellingham stepped through the window into the hall, followed by his three guests.
Sin And Punishment In Scarlet Letter
Governor Bellingham stepped through the window and into the hall. His three guests followed. The point hath been weightily discussed, whether we, that are of authority and influence, do well discharge our consciences by trusting an immortal soul, such as there is in yonder child, to the guidance of one who hath stumbled and fallen, amid the pitfalls of this world.
What canst thou do for the child, in this kind? We have discussed whether we, who have the authority, are right to entrust the immortal soul of this child to your guidance. You have tripped and fallen amid the pitfalls of this world.
Hester Prynne In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
Speak, mother of this child! What can you do for this child? Good Master Wilson, I pray the scarlet letter hester prynne, examine this Pearl,—since that is her name,—and see whether she hath scwrlet such Christian nurture as befits a child of her age. But the child, unaccustomed to the touch or familiarity of any but her mother, escaped through the open window and stood on the upper step, looking like a wild, tropical bird, of rich plumage, ready to take flight into the upper air. Wilson, not a little astonished at this outbreak,—for he was a grandfatherly sort of personage, and usually a vast favorite with children,—essayed, however, to proceed with the examination. The old minister sat down in an armchair and tried to set Pearl between his knees.
She looked like a wild tropical bird with colorful feathers, ready to take flight high into the sky.]
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