Hester sees Chillingworth near the beach and goes to talk to him. He tells her that the town reverends have considered getting her “A” removed since she is doing well. She says it will come off when she deserves it. She ask him to tell Dimmesdale who he really is. This makes him feel for sure that Dimmesdale is Pearl’s father. Chillingworth then notices that ever since he has arrived in Boston, he has turned into an awful, unrecognizable person. He misses who he was in England. He blames Hester and they argue over this until he feels as though this is their fate. “Let the black flower blossom as it may!”