"...and the bond-servant, perhaps judging from the decision of her air and the glittering symbol in her bosom, that she was a great lady in the land, offered no opposition." ((Chapter 7/PAGE 92))
The bond-servant sees Hester and Pearl for the first time when they arrive at the Governor's opulent house. He is a free-born Englishman and isn't too familiar with the Puritan religion. He sees the beautiful Hester and her embroidered A with it's golden and crimson threads. He notices the elegance of her appearance as well as her attire and suspects/assumes that she is a woman of high authority and nobility. Unbeknownst to him that she is an outcast in Puritan society, since he doesn't have a clouded/biased view of her because he isn't a part of the religion. (Which may be ironic due to him being the servant of one of the high political as well as religious powers in the town.)
This is an interesting thing to point out: the bond servant's unbiased attitude. Can you connect this to a theme? Look to see if this character reappears or if this type of situation reappears later in the book.
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