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The Governor’s Hall

           Itmayappearsingular,and,indeed,notalittleludicrous,thatanaffairofthiskind,whichinlaterdayswouldhavebeenreferredtonohigherjurisdictionthanthatoftheselectmenofthetown,shouldthenhavebeenaquestionpubliclydiscussed,andonwhichstatesmenofeminencetooksides.Atthatepochofpristinesimplicity,however,mattersofevenslighterpublicinterest,andoffarlessintrinsicweightthanthewelfareofHesterandherchild,werestrangelymixedupwiththedeliberationsoflegislatorsandactsofstate.Theperiodwashardly,ifatall,earlierthanthatofourstory,whenadisputeconcerningtherightofpropertyinapignotonlycausedafierceandbittercontestinthelegislativebodyofthecolony,butresultedinanimportantmodificationoftheframeworkitselfofthelegislature.

           Fullofconcern,thereforebutsoconsciousofherownrightthatitseemedscarcelyanunequalmatchbetweenthepublicontheoneside,andalonelywoman,backedbythesympathiesofnature,ontheotherHesterPrynnesetforthfromhersolitarycottage.LittlePearl,ofcourse,washercompanion.Shewasnowofanagetorunlightlyalongbyhermother’sside,and,constantlyinmotionfrommorntillsunset,couldhaveaccomplishedamuchlongerjourneythanthatbeforeher.Often,nevertheless,morefromcapricethannecessity,shedemandedtobetakenupinarms;butwassoonasimperioustobeletdownagain,andfriskedonwardbeforeHesteronthegrassypathway,withmanyaharmlesstripandtumble.

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