"We shall have thee there anon!" said the witch-lady, frowning,
as she drew back her head.
But here--if we suppose this interview betwixt Mistress Hibbins
and Hester Prynne to be authentic, and not a parable--was
already an illustration of the young minister's argument against
sundering the relation of a fallen mother to the offspring of
her frailty. Even thus early had the child saved her from
Satan's snare.