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Pearl - The Perfect Elf-Child
Pearl,
Like the rose-bush
by a strange chance, has been kept alive
Once an infant on her arm
pierced the air with its wailings and screams
afterwards as the little girl, small companion of her mother
Pearl,
not as a name expressive of her aspect
had nothing of the calm, white, unimpassioned lustre
By its perfect shape, its vigour, and its natural dexterity
there was an absolute circle of radiance around her
made her the very brightest little jet of flame that ever danced upon the earth.
Her laugh, full of merriment and music
a native grace which does not invariably co-exist with faultless beauty
Pearl,
A spirit not amenable to rules
a dauntless child with a kindred wildness
her wild, desperate,defiant mood
“The little baggage hath witchcraft in her, I profess,”
“There was witchcraft in little Pearl’s eyes”
“demon origin”, questioning whether pearl was a human child
naughty smile of mirth and intelligence
gifted with a voice, to second and confirm the counsel which thou hast heard.
imbued with a spell of infinite variety
Arrive at an age capable of social intercourse
having no playmate
grew acquainted with a certain peculiar look
All this enmity and passion Pearl inherited
became spiritually adapted to whatever drama
occupied the stage of her inner world.
Pearl,
her mother’s only treasure!
i am mother’s child
Mother and daughter stood together in the same circle of seclusion from human society
ye shall not take her! I will die first!
God gave her into my keeping.
Pearl,
An Elf- child with enigma of the scarlet letter
caught by the glimmering of the gold embroidery about the letter
took some eel-grass
imitated the decoration with which she was so familiar on her mother’s.
But dost know what this letter means
“Mother,” said little Pearl, “the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom.
pointing evidently towards her mother’s breast.
“what does the scarlet letter mean?”
“NO meaning ”
But dost know she IS the scarlet letter
Pearl,
herself a symbol, a connection
Yet Pearl, twice in her little lifetime, hath been kind to me!
Taking his hand in the grasp of both her own, laid her cheek against it
She holding little Pearl by the hand; the minister took the other
“Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, tomorrow noontide?”
not tomorrow; not now
Doth he love us? Pearl laughed
Why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?
What a strange, sad man is he!
He should not nod and smile at me
manifesting her reluctance by odd grimaces
Bathed her forehead til the unwelcome kiss was washed off and diffused
A spell was broken
With a kiss on the lip
A sweet gentle smile over his face
The child flew to him
A messenger of anguish was fulfilled
Pearl,
Disappeared with a very considerable amount of property from Chillingworth
Became the richest heiress of her day in the New World.
Was she still alive? With a new identity in a new place?
Had her wild, rich nature been softened and subdued?
Married? Happy? Mindful of her mother?
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