Who said "Thou knowest what this mean, and what I am!"?

This quote is attributed to Hester Prynne.

Thou knowest what this mean, and what I am! - Hester Prynne

"Thou knowest what this mean, and what I am!"

Hester Prynne

Character in The Scarlet Letter

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"Thou and I are not of the world; let us therefore leave the matter as it then stood."

"What we did had a consecration of its own."

"I am not, nor have ever been, otherwise than what you see me."

"Thou hast just pleaded passionately for thy child; canst thou not do the same for the father of thy child?"