Daily puzzle

Put Young Goodman Brown back in order

Seven beats from our edition of Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.

  1. The Parting At sunset Brown leaves Faith despite her pleas to stay, promising this is his single night’s errand.
  2. The Traveler Deep in the woods he meets an older man with a writhing serpent staff who urges him onward.
  3. Familiar Faces Brown spots Goody Cloyse, his old catechism teacher, conversing with the devil as an acquaintance.
  4. The Minister and Deacon He overhears the town’s clergy riding toward the same unholy meeting, deepening his despair.
  5. Faith’s Ribbon A pink ribbon flutters down from the sky and Brown cries that his Faith is gone, surrendering to the forest.
  6. The Black Mass At a blazing altar the devil welcomes the assembled sinners and presents Brown and Faith to one another.
  7. The Return Brown wakes alone and walks back to a now-suspect Salem, hardened into lifelong distrust and gloom.