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CharactersEthan Brand: Mysterious man from western Massachusetts who travels the world in search of what he calls the Unpardonable Sin. After eighteen years, he returns home to report that he has found the sin. Ironically, he says, it is in his own heart. He presents his findings at the scene of a lime kiln on Mount Greylock, (spelled?Gray-lock?by Hawthorne) near his home village. He tended the kiln before going on his quest.Bartram: Man who now tends the kiln on Mount Greylock. His job is to keep the fire hot while it burns marble into lime. He greets and talks with Brand after the latter returns from his quest.Joe: Bartrams obedient and loving child.Stage Agent: Tavern patron in the village near Bartrams lime kiln. He favors brandy and cigars and has a dry sense of humor.?Giles:??Tavern patron in the village near Bartrams lime kiln. Heavy drinking caused him to fail as a lawyer. He now makes soap.?Village Doctor: Fifty-year-old tavern patron in the village near Bartrams lime kiln. He is a bad-tempered man whom brandy possessed . . . like an evil spirit. However, he is a skillful practitioner who regularly visits his patients.?Humphrey: Elderly tavern patron in the village near Bartrams lime kiln. He asks Ethan Brand whether he encountered his daughter on his world travels.Humphreys Daughter: Young woman from the village who ran off to join a circus. Before she left, she was the subject of an evil experiment conducted by Brand before he set out on his quest for the Unpardonable Sin.?German Jew: Traveler who stages a diorama show in a box he carries.?Young Townspeople: Residents of the village near Bartrams lime kiln. News of Ethan Brands return attracts them to the kiln, but they soon become more interested in the traveling showmans diorama.?Setting.......The story is set on?Mount Greylock?(spelled Gray-lock by Hawthorne) in northwestern Massachusetts. At 3,491 feet, the mountain is the highest point in Massachusetts. The Greylock region is rich in marble deposits.