Both Uses of
inquiry
in
The Scarlet Letter
- When they found voice to speak, it was at first only to utter remarks and inquiries such as any two acquaintances might have made, about the gloomy sky, the threatening storm, and, next, the health of each.†
p. 177.6inquiries = questions or investigations
- It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom.†
p. 242.6 *inquiry = questioning or investigating
Definition:
a question or investigation -- especially one meant to gather information or find out the truth