The excitement of Mr.Dimmesdale's feelings, as he returned from his interview with Hester, lent him unaccustomed physical energy, and hurried him townward at a rapid pace.
He took a deep breath, scattered the powder into the flames, and stepped forward; the fire felt like a warmbreeze; he opened his mouth and immediately swallowed a lot of hot ash.
I wanted desperately to be with him, to comfort him, but somehow I made myself keep walking, and when a coach passed, I arranged to travel on it as far as my money would pay for.