The Scarlet Letter

What does he make Hester promise and why? What is foreshadowed by their exchange?

In Ch. 4

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He makes Hester swear to never reveal that he is her husband. She becomes afraid of Chillingworth's purpose, and she asks whether he has forced her into a bond that will ruin her soul. He smiles and tells her, "Not thy soul ... No, not thine!"

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