Read the following excerpt from The Scarlet Letter, and

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Read the following excerpt from The Scarlet Letter, and answer the question. "Good Master Dimmesdale," [...], "the responsibility of this woman's soul lies greatly, with you. It behooves you, therefore, to exhort her to repentance, and to confession, as a proof and consequence thereof." The directness of this appeal drew the eyes of the whole crowd upon the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale, a young clergyman, who had come from one of the great English universities, bringing all the learning of the age into our wild forest-land. What is the explicit information in the given excerpt? 1. People identify that Dimmesdale is Hester's lover. II. People are unaware that Dimmesdale is Hester's lover. III. People expect a lot from Dimmesdale as he was a University graduate. I and II II and III I and III