Entry 43:
"Dost thou not see what I would say? That old man!-the physician!-he whom they call Roger Chillingworth!-he was my husband!"
She wanted to continue to be honest with herself and Dimmesdale. She had held onto that one secret for so long, but wanted Dimmesdale to be a part of her family. Starting something through a lie will lead no where and so she has to be honest with him. She's able to break Chillingworth's promise in order to achieve that. This only gives builds her strength to be used later for telling everyone about Dimmesdale and Chillingsworth.
They have both been under the black man's spell or signed their names in his book. Hester has very rarely been dishonest, and yet here is perhaps one place where she feels dishonest. It's hard for her to come forward, a parallel to Dimmesdale.
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