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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Study Guide
Table of contents
The Custom House: Introductory to The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 1: The Prison Door
Chapter 2: The Marketplace
Chapter 3: The Recognition
Chapter 4: The Interview
Chapter 5: Hester at Her Needle
Chapter 6: Pearl
Chapter 7: The Governor’s Hall
Chapter 8: The Elf-Child and the Minister
Chapter 9: The Leech
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient
Chapter 11: Inside a Heart
Chapter 12: The Minister’s Vigil
Chapter 13: Another View of Hester
Chapter 14: Hester and the Doctor
Chapter 15: Hester and Pearl
Chapter 16: A Forest Walk
Chapter 17: The Pastor and His Parishioner
Chapter 18: A Flood of Sunshine
Chapter 19: The Child at the Brookside
Chapter 20: The Minister in a Maze
Chapter 21: The New England Holiday
Chapter 22: The Procession
Chapter 23: The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter
Chapter 24: Conclusion
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Table of Contents
Characters
The Custom House: Introductory to The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 1: The Prison Door
Chapter 2: The Marketplace
Chapter 3: The Recognition
Chapter 4: The Interview
Chapter 5: Hester at Her Needle
Chapter 6: Pearl
Chapter 7: The Governor’s Hall
Chapter 8: The Elf-Child and the Minister
Chapter 9: The Leech
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient: Page 2
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient: Page 3
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient: Page 4
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient: Page 5
Chapter 11: Inside a Heart
Chapter 12: The Minister’s Vigil
Chapter 13: Another View of Hester
Chapter 14: Hester and the Doctor
Chapter 15: Hester and Pearl
Chapter 16: A Forest Walk
Chapter 17: The Pastor and His Parishioner
Chapter 18: A Flood of Sunshine
Chapter 19: The Child at the Brookside
Chapter 20: The Minister in a Maze
Chapter 21: The New England Holiday
Chapter 22: The Procession
Chapter 23: The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter
Chapter 24: Conclusion
How to Cite
Chapter 11: Inside a Heart
Original Text
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But what distinguished the physician’s ecstasy from Satan’s was the trait of wonder in it!
But what distinguished the doctor’s joy from Satan’s was the quality of wonder in it!
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient: Page 4
Table of Contents
Characters
The Custom House: Introductory to The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 1: The Prison Door
Chapter 2: The Marketplace
Chapter 3: The Recognition
Chapter 4: The Interview
Chapter 5: Hester at Her Needle
Chapter 6: Pearl
Chapter 7: The Governor’s Hall
Chapter 8: The Elf-Child and the Minister
Chapter 9: The Leech
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient: Page 2
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient: Page 3
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient: Page 4
Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient: Page 5
Chapter 11: Inside a Heart
Chapter 12: The Minister’s Vigil
Chapter 13: Another View of Hester
Chapter 14: Hester and the Doctor
Chapter 15: Hester and Pearl
Chapter 16: A Forest Walk
Chapter 17: The Pastor and His Parishioner
Chapter 18: A Flood of Sunshine
Chapter 19: The Child at the Brookside
Chapter 20: The Minister in a Maze
Chapter 21: The New England Holiday
Chapter 22: The Procession
Chapter 23: The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter
Chapter 24: Conclusion
How to Cite
Chapter 11: Inside a Heart
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