![]() ![]() ![]() Soon thereafter, three men from town arrive to see Brand. Bartram remembers the sorts of stories the townspeople used to tell about Brand – they once said that he would converse with the devil through the kiln, together framing the image of a sin that even Heaven’s infinite mercy could not wash away.īrand explains to Bartram that the Unpardonable Sin is a “sin of an intellect that triumphed over the sense of brotherhood with man and reverence for God, and sacrificed everything to its own mighty claims.” However, he also admits that “Freely, were it to do again, would I incur the guilt. Brand reveals that he has indeed found the Unpardonable Sin, and it resides in his own heart.īartram instructs Joe to tell the townspeople that Ethan Brand has returned, but in his son’s absence, he begins to feel uncomfortable alone with Brand. Bartram remembers that he had heard a story of Ethan Brand – the man who went in search of the Unpardonable Sin eighteen years ago. A man emerges and introduces himself as Ethan Brand. Bartram, a lime-burner, and his son Joe watch the kiln on Mount Graylock one night when they hear a slow and solemn laughter resound from the hill below them. ![]()
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