Question

Which line from the text explicitly describes the consequence if Dimmesdale stayed the whole night on the scaffold?

a. "…and stiffen his joints with rheumatism, and clog his throat with catarrh and cough"
b. "…defrauding the expectant audience of to-morrow's prayer and sermon"
c. "A mockery at which angels blushed and wept, …"
d. "…to exert their fierce and savage strength for a good purpose"