Hester Prynne, What Do We Talk of Marks and Brands on the Booce of Her Gown?

There was a boldness and rotundity of speech among these matrons that would startle us at the present day, whether in respect to its purport or its volume of tone. A hard featured dame of 50 said: It would be greatly for the public behoof if we women should have the handling of such malfactresses as this. The magistrates are god fearing gentlemen, but merciful overmuch, that is a truth. At the very least they should have put the brand of a hot iron on hester prynne's forehead. Madam hester would winced at that, i warrant me. Little will she care what they put upon the bodice of