Sexuality and American Culture

I don't know if it is my imagination, but it seems that after the A appears in the sky in Chapter 12, Hawthorne lets the A-words fly.  The title of Chapter 13 in fact begins with an A---another. 

Here are more:  abased action aid accustomed apt air appeal affection attribute assumed ann attempting amiss among anew advantage appeared attainment accurately across allowing auspicious aqcuiescing alternative.

And that's just Chapter 13...