... and he softly leaves his house. Chapter Twelve: The Minister's Vigil Summary Dimmesdale, having left his house, walks until he reached the scaffold where Hester Prynne suffered her public humiliation several years prior. He climbs the stairs and imagines that he has a scarlet letter on his chest which all the world ... his chest as well. She further asks why he does not wear his mark on the outside of his clothing like her mother does. Chapter Seventeen: The Pastor and his Parishioner Summary Hester calls out to Dimmesdale and starts talking to him. He tells her that he feels like a ch...

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