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From: The scarlet letter
What is meant by the allusion "'Of a truth, friend, that matter remaineth a riddle; and the Daniel who shall expound it is yet a-wanting,' answered the townsman" (chapter 3)?

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It is a biblical reference, alluding to Daniel who is a prophet in the Bible’s Old Testament. He has visions and interprets dreams.
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