The Scarlet Letter

explian the allusion in the townsman's telling Chillingworth' "that matter remaineth a riddle; and Daniel who shall expound it is yet a-wanting."

near the end of chapter 3

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The allusion is to Daniel from the Bible who was noted for his prophecies which came true later in history. The riddle, of course, is the paternity of Pearl.

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