The Scarlet Letter Page #3

lf thou failest to heed

my commandments,

then my fist

shall descend on thee

like a stone!

And thy sword shall cut thee

into bloody parts,

and even thy memories

shall be sacrificed

to the winds

for all time!

May God bless you,

each and every one of you.

Amn.

Amn.

Allow me to present a newcomer

to our congregation,

Mistress Roger Prynne.

Mistress Roger?

Aye, her husband, a renowned

physician will join her before...

Reverednd Dimmesdale and l

have already...

l helped when her cart

got stuck in the woods.

l greatly enjoyed your sermon.

lt's rare for a man so young

to speak with such passion.

For some reason,

l felt most inspired today.

We welcome you and your husband

to our congregation.

Mother! Mother!

There you are, Hester.

Meet my friend, Running Moose.

He's our schoolmaster.

And l'm sure you'd like

some refreshment.

Do you teach the English children

as well Mr Running Moose?

They call me John or Johnny here.

We try our best, but the English

are a bit slow-witted.

Slow-witted?

Johnny's a bit of a jester,

but he was our first praying lndian.

My best friend in the colony.

Arthur,

-this is Mistress...

-We've already met.

Excuse me.

So like home.

Yet beyond those trees

l suspect a savagery,

of savage passions,

dark and untamed.

Reverend Dimmesdale,

have you met our young friend?

Yes, we've met.

Mistress Prynne and l

traveled out on the same ship.

l'm going to marry him one day.

No you're not, l'm going to

aren't l Mistress Prynne?

-Marry whom?

-Reverend Dimmesdale, of course!

''A Short Description of the

Great and Last Judgement''.

Well, ''Platform for

Church Discipline''.

They're all tracts!

''The Goodwife's Manual...''

for Animal Husbandry''

l believe we've already met.

Oh, yes, l...

l'm sorry, l didn't realize.

l should have

announced my presence.

What are you reading?

-''Comus'', it's by John

-John Milton.

l know it. l've read it.

Have you?

l'm not all counterpanes

and coverlets.

Every spare moment, l read.

l'm the same.

l've read every book in this room.

Some of them several times.

Even ''Manual for Animal Husbandry?''

A most exhiliarating read.

So, did you truly

enjoy my sermon?

Yes, it was most skilful.

Clearly your congregation

reverences you.

You liked it not. We don't

come up to London standards.

To the contrary.

l was moved by your passion.

And?

Well,

when your fist struck your hand,

and sliced through the air

like a sword,

l found myself wondering

what manner of pain lay

beneath such forceful oratory.

Your tongue knows no rules,

Mistress Prynne.

And if it did, Reverend,

what purpose would it serve?

And here l thought

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