What does Chillingworth mean when he says: " There was no one place so secret- no high place nor lowly place where thou couldst have escaped me- save on this very scaffold!"

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The Scarlet Letter

What does Chillingworth mean when he says: " There was no one place so secret- no high place nor lowly place where thou couldst have escaped me- save on this very scaffold!"

In ch. 23

Asked by taylor b #276519 on 10/29/2012 3:35 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 10/29/2012 5:45 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/29/2012 5:45 PM

He means that in standing with Pearl and Hester on the scaffold, Dimmesdale escapes his control...... that this is the only thing he could have done, which would have accomplished this.

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