The Scarlet Letter

Who does Chillingworth speak to? Why?

Scarlet Letter Chapter 21 (XXI) The New England Holiday

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Roger Chillingworth talks to the ship's captain requesting to be the ship's physician. Doctors are hard to come by, especially for a ship so the captain agrees. Chillingworth obviously wants to foil Hester's plan to escape with Dimmesdale.

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