W ha t p urp ose d oes " T he C usto m H ouse " s e em to s e rv e ? I n e ed r e fe re nce s fr o m th e s to ry to p ro ve m y p oin t I th in k H aw th o rn e d oes th is to p ro ve ...

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W ha t p urp ose d oes " T he C usto m H ouse " s e em to s e rv e ? I n e ed r e fe re nce s fr o m th e s to ry to p ro ve m y p oin t
I th in k H aw th o rn e d oes th is to p ro ve h e h a s g one to g re at le ng th s to r e se arc h fo r h is w ritin g b efo re h e p ut it in c o nte xt. H e
ho pes to v a li d ate a nd g iv e c re dib ili ty to th e e xp ertis e h e h a s in c re atin g a h is to ric a l n o ve l fo r w e th e r e aders .
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I th in k H aw th o rn e d oes th is to p ro ve h e h a s g one to g re at le ng th s to r e se arc h fo r h is w ritin g b efo re h e p ut it in c o nte xt. H e
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