What does hawthorne mean with the phrase, "the scarlet letter had not done its office" in chapter 13 of the scarlet letter? answer choices are a. the letter cripples hester with guilt. b. hester hasn't worn the letter long enough for her to feel guilty for her sins. c. rather than make hester remorseful, it causes her to oppose puritan values. d. the scarlet letter doesn't make hester feel guilty for what she has done.

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.