Hester Prynne's Scarlet Letter

In such emergencies, hester's nature showed itself as warm and rich. Many people refused to interpret the scarlet a by its original signification. They said that it meant abel. So strong was hester prynne, with a woman's strength, it was only the darkened house that could contain her. When sunshine came again, she was not there. Her shadow had faded across the threshold. The helpful inmate had departed without one backward glance to gather up the meed of gratitude,. if any were in the hearts of those whom she had served so zealously. Meeting them in the street, she never raised her head to receive their greeting. If they were resolute to acc