deathbed. In this Arthur saw strength he had not a bit of but, because of this he decided to hide his own guilt and let the Lord punish him for his crimes and to punish himself with daily vigils, prayers, whippings, and fasts to discipline himself to be a more devout puritan. At one point the two decided to deal with their guilt by fleeing the country and going back to England but when Arthur confesses Hester and Pearl leave on their own and Hester finally comes back to be redeemed by the same town that had cursed her years before and died there and old woman....
