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tes to take off thisbadge。〃 calmly replied Hester。 〃Were I worthy to be quit of it； itwould fall away of its own nature； or be transformed into somethingthat should speak a different purport。〃 〃Nay； then； wear it； if it suit you better；〃 rejoined he。 〃A womanmust needs follow her own fancy touching the adornment of herperson。 The letter is gaily embroidered； and shows right bravely onyour bosom！〃 All this while； Hester had been looking steadily at the old man； andwas shocked； as well as wonder…smitten； to discern what a change hadbeen wrought upon him within the past seven years。 It was not somuch that he had grown older； for though the traces of advancinglife were visible； he bore his age well； and seemed to retain a wiryvigour and alertness。 But the former aspect of an intellectual andstudious man； calm and quiet； which was what she best remembered inhim； had altogether vanished； and been succeeded by an eager；searching； almost fierce； yet carefully guarded look。 It seemed tobe his wish and purpose to mask this expression with a smile； butthe latter played him false； and flickered over his visage soderisively； that the spectator could see his blackness all thebetter for it。 Ever and anon； too； there came a glare of red light outof his eyes； as if the old man's soul were on fire； and kept onsmouldering duskily within his breast； until； by some casual puff ofpassion； it was blown into a momentary flame。 This he repressed； asspeedily as possible； and strove to look as if nothing of the kind hadhappened。 In a word； old Roger Chillingworth was a striking evidence ofman's faculty of transforming himself into a devil； if he will only；for a reasonable space of time； undertake a devil's office。 Thisunhappy person had effected such a transformation； by devotinghimself； f
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