The Scarlet Letter
Who offers the pale, stickly Dimmesdale his arm as they leave the church? The Scarlet Letter
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John Wilson
"One of his clerical brethren,—it was the venerable John Wilson,—observing the state in which Mr. Dimmesdale was left by the retiring wave of intellect and sensibility, stepped forward hastily to offer his support."
The Scarlet Letter/ Chapter 23