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Hester and Pearl Leave Boston from "The Scarlet Letter". After the physician's death, Hester and Pearl disappear from Boston. Pearl, now wealthy, is believed to have married and lived happily abroad.

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Hester and Pearl Leave Boston

After the physician's death, Hester and Pearl disappear from Boston. Pearl, now wealthy, is believed to have married and lived happily abroad. Hester eventually returns alone to Boston, resuming the scarlet letter of her own free will. She becomes a counselor to women, offering comfort and wisdom from her own experience of suffering.