"... vanish out of life as completely as if he indeed lay at the bottom of the ocean..." (Page 104)
This paragraph is about Chillingworth deleting his name out of society. The bottom of the ocean is something very dark. This could reflect Chillingworth' soul which is compared with the devil because it says that the devil's soul is black as the night.
deleting one's name could also be like signing the black book, eliminating one's soul.
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