Status Updates From The Scarlet Letter

Arthur dims dial is such a cowardly little wimp. I don’t care if Nathanial tries to argue that he’s “sensitive” or “his soul that had such a spiritual intuition that he could not possibly handle his own guilt.” He is such a coward “kill me I was dumb.” Or “Hester fix me” as he throws himself on her.

I don’t understand how roger chilings worth made the pasture die? What did he do? Did he just look at him creepily over a long time? What form of physiological warfare did he use?