The Only Use of
extortion
in
The Scarlet Letter
- "When we last spake together," said Hester, "now seven years ago, it was your pleasure to extort a promise of secrecy as touching the former relation betwixt yourself and me.†
p. 157.5
Definition:
obtaining something by threat
or:
charging unfair prices of someone who has little choice
or:
charging unfair prices of someone who has little choice