Both Uses of
Geneva
in
The Scarlet Letter
- As the Reverend Mr. Wilson passed beside the scaffold, closely muffling his Geneva cloak about him with one arm, and holding the lantern before his breast with the other, the minister could hardly restrain himself from speaking— "A good evening to you, venerable Father Wilson.†
Chpt 12
- So—with a mightier struggle than he had yet sustained—he held his Geneva cloak before his face, and hurried onward, making no sign of recognition, and leaving the young sister to digest his rudeness as she might.†
Chpt 20 *
Definition:
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(Geneva) city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; headquarters of various international organizations