What effect were the veil and Mr. Hooper said to have had on the corpse at the funeral?

Reverend
Hooper's disturbing black veil is
described as an "appropriate emblem" for the funeral
that he attends in the
afternoon. The sombersurrounding the black veil corresponds to the
melancholy
mood of the young maiden's funeral. When Reverend Hooper bends down toward the
young
maiden's corpse, the narrator writes that his veil hung at an angle,
where the deceased maiden
would have been able to see his face if she were
alive. Suddenly, Mr. Hooper seems aware of this
possibility and quickly grabs
his veil to cover his face. A superstitious old
woman mentions
that she witnessed the maiden's corpse shudder for an instant when Mr.
Hooper's
facial features were accidentally exposed. Reverend
Hooper then proceeds to give
a moving, passionate prayer at the end of the
funeral. After the funeral, several of the
community members comment on their
suspicions that the minister and the young maiden's spirit
seemed to be
walking hand-in-hand, which suggests that they had been lovers while she was

alive.