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...OR’S HALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 8 THE ELF CHILD AND THE MINISTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 9 THE LEECH . . . . . . . . . .... ...E LEECH AND HIS PATIENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 11 THE INTERIOR OF A HEART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 12 THE MINISTER’S... ...7 11 THE INTERIOR OF A HEART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 12 THE MINISTER’S VIGIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 13 ANO... ...NISTER’S VIGIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 13 ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 14 HESTER AND THE P... ...utors were not invariably old; there were men among them in their strength and prime, of marked ability and energy, and altogether superior to the slu... ...er ancient the date of the actual banquet, seemed to bring the savor of pig or turkey under one’s very nostrils. These were the flavors on his palate, ... ... veal, a spare rib of pork, a particular chicken, or a remarkably praiseworthy turkey, which had perhaps adorned his board in the days of the elder Ad... ...would have been among the inkstands, paper folders, and mahogany rulers on the Deputy Collector’s desk. There was one thing that much aided me in rene... ...three years’ lifetime — could have borne a fair examination in the New England Primer, or the first column of the Westminster Catechisms, although unac...

...OND EDITION; MUCH to the author?s surprise, and (if he may say so without additional offence) considerably to his amusement, he finds that his sketch of official life, introductory to THE SCARLET LETTER, has created an unprecedented excitement in the respectable community immediately around him. It could hardly have been more violent, indeed, had he burned down the Custom ...

...Table of Contents: PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION, 1 -- THE CUSTOM HOUSE INTRODUCTORY, 2 -- 1 THE PRISON DOOR, 31 -- 2 THE MARKET-PLACE, 33 -- 3 THE RECOGNITION, 40 -- 4 THE INTERVIEW, 47 -- 5 HESTER AT HER NEEDLE, 52 -- 6 PEARL, 59...