第38部分(第4/7 頁)

en；　asthere　is　a　lot　of　apothecary's　stuff　aboard；　which　I　traded　for　with　aSpanish　vessel。〃 〃What　mean　you？〃　inquired　Hester；　startled　more　than　she　permittedto　appear。　〃Have　you　another　passenger？〃 〃Why；　know　you　not；〃　cried　the　shipmaster；　〃that　this　physicianhere…　Chillingworth；　he　calls　himself…　is　minded　to　try　mycabin…fare　with　you？　Ay；　ay；　you　must　have　known　it；　for　he　tells　mehe　is　of　your　party；　and　a　close　friend　to　the　gentleman　you　spoke　of…he　that　is　in　peril　from　these　sour　old　Puritan　rulers！〃 〃They　know　each　other　well；　indeed；〃　replied　Hester；　with　a　mienof　calmness；　though　in　the　utmost　consternation。　〃They　have　long　dwelttogether。〃 Nothing　further　passed　between　the　mariner　and　Hester　Prynne。　But；at　that　instant；　she　beheld　old　Roger　Chillingworth　himself；standing　in　the　remotest　corner　of　the　market…place；　and　smiling　onher；　a　smile　which…　across　the　wide　and　bustling　square；　and　throughall　the　talk　and　laughter；　and　various　thoughts；　moods；　andinterests　of　the　crowd…　conveyed　secret　and　fearful　meaning。 XXII。 THE　PROCESSION。 BEFORE　Hester　Prynne　could　call　together　her　thoughts；　andconsider　what　was　practicable　to　be　done　in　this　new　and　startlingaspect　of　affairs；　the　sound　of　military　music　was　heard　approachingalong　a　contiguous　street。　It　denoted　the　advance　of　the　procession　ofmagistrates　and　citizens；　on　its　way　towards　the　meeting…house；　where；in　pliance　with　a　custom　thus　early　established；　and　ever　sinceobserved；　the　Reverend　Mr。　Dimmesdale　was　to　deliver　an　ElectionSermon。 Soon　the　head　of　the　procession　showed　itself　with　a　slow　andstately　march；　turning　a　corner；　and　making　its　way　across　themarket…place。　First　came　the　music。　It　prised　a　variety　ofinstruments；　perhaps　imperfectl