Judging by how the narrator's musings are not yet true, I'd say the answer is "to speak too soon".
Answer:
If It Rains, It <em>Pours</em>...
I would say a casual tone
There is also an internal conflict<span> within Minister Hooper that demonstrates the effects of the "secret sin" he committed. </span>Exposition<span>: Reverend Hooper appears in the town with a black veil covering his face and the rumor spreads throughout the townspeople as they question why he is wearing the covering over his face.</span>
