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The Recognition of Roger Chillingworth from "The Scarlet Letter". In the crowd, Hester recognizes a small, deformed man accompanied by an Indian. This is her long-lost husband, who has been presumed dead.

during Hester's public exposure

The Recognition of Roger Chillingworth

In the crowd, Hester recognizes a small, deformed man accompanied by an Indian. This is her long-lost husband, who has been presumed dead. He gestures for her to keep his identity secret. He learns from a townsman that Hester has been convicted of adultery and that her husband's identity is unknown. He vows to discover the father of her child.