"Ah, but," interposed, more softly, a young wife, holding a child by the hand, "let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart."
This women is slightly more sympathetic then the other gossipers. Every one else is saying how horrible a sin this is, and that she should die for it. Even though this women thinks this is still a sin, she knows that this punishment is not necessary. Hester will always carry the grief in her heart, and never forget this awful thing she did. So the do not need to put her on the pedestal and humiliate her.
Interesting insight here - so not everyone in this society is cold? Does this foreshadow potential hope?
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