Arthur Dimmesdale In Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter

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Hester and Pearl were to meet Arthur Dimmesdale on the loading Docks
At 6:00am the next morning when they left half of the town’s people were
Sleep or still in bed. Hester walked up to the Docks stand there waiting on
Her and Pearl was Mr Dimmesdale with three tickets in his hand and his
Travel bags behind him. as Hester and Pearl became closer to Arthur
Dimmesdale they started smiling more and more. All Pearl could think
In her head was she cold meet new friends and excited to start her new life . Hester was excited because her family could finally be together as one.
As the ship sailed away Hester look as if she was leaving something. Then
Arthur placed his hand on her back and asked “Hester are you ok”
“ yes i’m happy to start my new life after seven years of being in a town
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“this is why we made this choice
It was for the better of our family. Me you and our beautiful daughter”.
Pearl asked Mr Dimmesdale “daddy will we be able to hold hands when
We get off of the ship”. “Yes we will hold hands after we place our bags
In our new home”.

Ten hours has passed since they left Massachusetts. Arthur Dimmesdale
And Hester Prynne are look as Pearl is dancing around the ship having fun
Hester tells Arthur “you would think she would be tired by now” “ you were
Once that age i bet you were full of energy then” . as they watched Pearl dance
And play around Arthur told Hester it’s funny how something so bad could
Create something so

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