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Why are Hester and Pearl out at midnight?

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Answer: They are measuring Winthrop's robe

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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is describing a romance that is a work of historical fiction. They are out at midnight because they were going to measure robe of Governor Winthrop and later, they are out at midnight because Hester wants to watch his death bed. This romance was published in the 1850s and it was very popular.

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