The　clergyman's　shy　and　sensitive　reserve　had　balked　this　scheme。Roger　Chillingworth；　however；　was　inclined　to　be　hardly；　if　at　all；less　satisfied　with　the　aspect　of　affairs；　which　Providence…　using　theavenger　and　his　victim　for　its　own　purposes；　and；　perchance；pardoning；　where　it　seemed　most　to　punish…　had　substituted　for　hisblack　devices。　A　revelation；　he　could　almost　say；　had　been　grantedto　him。　It　mattered　little；　for　his　object；　whether　celestial；　or　fromwhat　other　region。　By　its　aid；　in　all　the　subsequent　relations　betwixthim　and　Mr。　Dimmesdale；　not　merely　the　external　presence；　but　the　veryinmost　soul；　of　the　latter　seemed　to　be　brought　out　before　his　eyes；so　that　he　could　see　and　prehend　its　every　movement。　He　became；thenceforth；　not　a　spectator　only；　but　a　chief　actor；　in　the　poorminister's　interior　world。　He　could　play　upon　him　as　he　chose。　Wouldhe　arouse　him　with　a　throb　of　agony？　The　victim　was　for　ever　on　therack；　it　needed　only　to　know　the　spring　that　controlled　the　engine…and　the　physician　knew　it　well！　Would　be　startle　him　with　sudden　fear？As　at　the　waving　of　a　magician's　wand；　uprose　a　grisly　phantom…　uprosea　thousand　phantoms…　in　many　shapes；　of　death；　or　more　awful　shame；all　flocking　round　about　tie　clergyman；　and　pointing　with　theirfingers　at　his　breast！ All　this　was　acplished　with　a　subtlety　so　perfect；　that　theminister；　though　he　had　constantly　a　dim　perception　of　some　evilinfluence　watching　over　him；　could　never　gain　a　knowledge　of　itsactual　nature。　Tr