The Scarlet Letter

What message does the shipmaster send to Hester via Pearl? What is Hester's reaction?

In ch. 22

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The ship's captain gets Pearl to come to him, and he gives her a message. Pearl returns to her mother and tells her that Chillingworth has told the captain that he will make sure Dimmesdale gets on board, and that Hester only has to worry about herself and Pearl. Hester is crushed by this new information.

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