The Scarlet Letter
As the relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale develops in Chapter 9, what do the townspeople begin to suspect about Dimmesdale and why?
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Because Chillingworth appears to be a sorcerer as well as a physician, Hawthorne reports that it comes to be thought by the townspeople that Dimmesdale is being haunted by Satan or other demons.