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ACT IV.
GERALD
Hester, Hester, what shall I do?
HESTER
Do you respect the man who is your father?
GERALD
Respect him? I despise him! He is infamous.
HESTER
I thank you for saving me from him last night.
GERALD
Ah, that is nothing. I would die to save you. But you don't tell me what to do now!
HESTER
Have I not thanked you for saving me?
GERALD
But what should I do?
HESTER
Ask your own heart, not mine. I never had a mother to save, or shame.
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