The House of the Seven Gables
what happened next in the story after Clifford stated that if he went to church he could begin to pray again?
what happened?
what happened?
Clifford mentions to Hepzibah that he could pray again if he went to church, if only because he would have others around him praying. They prepare to go to church, but Clifford relents. He claims that they are ghosts who have no right among human beings, doomed to haunt their house.
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