journal 19 chapter 10 Pg 114

Chillingworth pursues many careful but insistent conversations, trying to find a way to get Dimmesdale to confess to his sin, but also making very sure that he does not let Dimmesdale suspect. Chillingworth is trying to do anything of the sort Chillingworth senses a secret animal side in Dimmesdale and wishes to reveal it. Dimmesdale, unfortunately cannot recognize what Chillingworth is doing "Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.