"Your sin is left behind you, in the days long past. Your present life is not less holy, in very truth, than it seems in people's eyes."
Dimmsdale is free of his Sin. He is letting everything out. Partially because he is in the forest where he can do anything he wants. The town is judging everyone, and you have to watch what you do. Or else you will will be "banished" just like Hester was.
Polly, I'm not sure what you mean here: "you have to watch what you do. Or else you will be 'banished' just like Hester"? How does this apply to the quote on page 167?
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