The Scarlet Letter
How effective is the stranger's remedy in The Scarlet Letter?
chapter 4
chapter 4
The strangers remedy quickly puts Pearl to sleep..... it is effective.
It soon proved its efficacy, and redeemed the leech's pledge. The moans of the little patient subsided; its convulsive tossings gradually ceased; and in a few moments, as is the custom of young children after relief from pain, it sank into a profound and dewy slumber.
The Scarlet Letter