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1. Hester recognizes a stranger beside an Indian, presses her baby painfully close, and sees the stranger signal her to remain silent.
2. The stranger learns about Hester's absent husband, her punishment, and her refusal to identify her child's father.
3. The stranger insists that her partner must become known, then moves through the crowd with his companion.
4. John Wilson and Governor Bellingham urge Mr. Dimmesdale to persuade Hester to confess her partner's name.
5. Hester rejects the ministers' appeals and a familiar voice from the crowd, while Dimmesdale praises her strength.
6. Wilson delivers a long sermon, and Hester becomes numb with suffering before returning to prison with her crying baby.

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Hester presents her silence as a willingness to protect another sufferer. Her refusal preserves the central mystery despite intense public pressure.

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