Who said "Forgive me, and I shall rejoice!"?

This quote is attributed to Arthur Dimmesdale.

Forgive me, and I shall rejoice! - Arthur Dimmesdale

"Forgive me, and I shall rejoice!"

Arthur Dimmesdale

Character in The Scarlet Letter

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"We are all sinners, Hester. We are all sinners."

"Be true! Be true! Be true!"

"Believe me, Hester, there are none so agonized with inward torment."

"Thou knowest—thou hast long known it—that I am no evil man."