The Scarlet Letter (Ch 15-16)

After Hester and Chillingworth are finished arguing, Hester goes to find Pearl. Pearl finds some leaves and forms the letter A on her chest, like her mother's. She tells her mother how she wants to be like her, and then she compares it to how Dimmesdale always holds his chest in the same place. This is the first time Pearl actually brings a problem to Hester's attention, and discusses is to her. Hester begins to think that Pearl may not be pure evil. However, she knows Pearl is not yet ready for the truth.
Hester and Pearl take a walk through the forest, and Pearl is playing with the sunshine. She teases her mother and shows her how she can "catch" the sunshine. Hester then says that she can, too, but when she steps forth, the sunshine disappears. Pearl continues to being up the scarlet letter, claiming that she knows a story about the Black Man. Hester hushes her, and asks her is she will leave her alone about it if she tells her. Hester tells Pearl that she did, in fact, once meet a Black Man, and the letter is his mark. She does not want to embarrass herself any further, so she tells Pearl to run along and play.
After Pearl leaves, she notices a man across the forest. It was, in fact, Arthur Dimmesdale.