The Scarlet Letter
Befre Hester drinks a medison, what does she fear is in it?
Chapter 1-4 reading guide
Chapter 1-4 reading guide
Poison
"I have thought of death," said she,--"have wished for it,--would even have prayed for it, were it fit that such as I should pray for any thing. Yet, if death be in this cup, I bid thee think again, ere thou beholdest me quaff it. See! It is even now at my lips."
The Scarlet Letter/ Chapter 4