The Scarlet Letter

What secret practices did the minister engage in as a result of the "immoral troubles" that beset him? Why do you think he was doing this?

Chapters 10-12

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The minister would whip himself at night in his room. It was a form of penance to clense his sins away.

The minister would whip himself at night in his room. He would hold viligales. Basically he tortured himself at night.

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