Entry 47
"But as I’ve already told you, children don’t often like me. They will not sit in my lap, nor whisper in my ear, nor answer my smile. They stand far off and look at me strangely. Even little babies weep bitterly when I hold them. Yet Pearl, twice already, has been kind to me!"
Children are innocent and pure, and can sense his corruption and his secret. The minors of the town are all influenced from their parent's aspects of Hester's situation or sin. They have a better capability of picking up on unusual things in life at a young age because they don't have as many responsibilities as their parents. Pearl, however, already knows of Dimmesdale's hidden sin, so she is able to be kind to him.
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