第23部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

　into　his　kingdom。 But　what　distinguished　the　physician's　ecstasy　from　Satan's　wasthe　trait　of　wonder　in　it！ XI。 THE　INTERIOR　OF　A　HEART。 AFTER　the　incident　last　described；　the　intercourse　between　theclergyman　and　the　physician；　though　externally　the　same；　was　really　ofanother　character　than　it　had　previously　been。　The　intellect　ofRoger　Chillingworth　had　now　a　sufficiently　plain　path　before　it。　Itwas　not；　indeed；　precisely　that　which　he　had　laid　out　for　himself　toread。　Calm；　gentle；　passionless；　as　he　appeared；　there　alice；　hitherto　latent；　but　active　now；　inthis　unfortunate　old　man；　which　led　him　to　imagine　a　more　intimaterevenge　than　any　mortal　had　ever　wreaked　upon　an　enemy。　To　makehimself　the　one　trusted　friend；　to　whom　should　be　confided　all　thefear；　the　remorse；　the　agony；　the　ineffectual　repentance；　the　backwardrush　of　sinful　thoughts；　expelled　in　vain！　All　that　guilty　sorrow；hidden　from　the　world；　whose　great　heart　would　have　pitied　andforgiven；　to　be　revealed　to　him；　the　Pitiless；　to　him；　theUnforgiving！　All　that　dark　treasure　to　be　lavished　on　the　very　man；　towhom　nothing　else　could　so　adequately　pay　the　debt　of　vengeance。 The　clergyman's　shy　and　sensitive　reserve　had　balked　this　scheme。Roger　Chillingworth；　however；　was　inclined　to　be　hardly；　if　at　all；less　satisfied　with　the　aspect　of　affairs；　which　Providence…　using　theavenger　and　his　victim　for　its　own　purposes；　and；　perchance；pardoning；　where　it　seemed　most　to　punish…　had　substituted　for　hisblack　devices。　A　revelation；　he　could　almost　say；　had　been　grantedto　him。　It　mattered　little；　for　his　object；　whether　celestial；　or　fromwhat　other　region。　By　its　aid；　in　all　the　subsequent　relations　betwixthim　and　Mr。　Dimmesdale；　not　merely　the　external　presence；　but　the