chapter 18
"The minister, on the other hand, had never gone through an experience calculated to lead him beyond the scope of generally received laws; although, in a single instance, he had so fearfully transgressed one of the most sacred of them."
The minister, besides being weak, is also a fake. His weakness doesn't allow him to trasgress law and reveal his sin, but at the same time, he actually is a big liar and guilty.
Therefore, we can read through lines that A.D. exiled himself from the society because he feels guilty and because of his weakness.
Theme: Law vs. Nature. Has he broken God's law or just the human law?
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