"Each member ofo the congregation, the most innocent girl, and the man of harded breast, felt as if the preacher had crept upon them, behind his awful veil, and discovered their hoarded iniquity of deed or thought."
This quote describes the fear that people possessed for Mr. Hooper and the veil he would wear around. The people felt that he was crawling under their skins and trying to pry lut all fhteir deeoest, darkest secrets. Every person in the town had this feeling, not just one but all. Everyone used to love Mr. Hooper, yet now people are afriad to even look at him.

"At length Elizabeth sat silent. For a few moments she appeared lost in thought, considering, probably, what new methods might be tried to withdraw her lover from so dark a fantasy, which, if it had no other meaningm, was perhaps a symptom of mental disease."
Elizabeth was concerned about her husband's, Mr Hooper's, well being. he never acted like this before and now that he is acting strange he won't tell her the reason for his veil or show her his face. Therefore she has come to the conclusion, the he may be mentally ill. However, she will not give up hope ro stop trying to get her husband out of this "dark" place.