Invisible Man

Early in Chapter 4, what does penury mean?

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Penury is defined as poverty stricken or destitution.

There were a number of skirmishes with Mrs. Hall on matters of domestic discipline, but in every case until late in April, when the first signs of penury began, he over-rode her by the easy expedient of an extra payment.

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The Invisible Man