The stigma gone, Hester heaved a long, deep sigh, in which the burden of shame and anguish departed from her spirit.

• 海丝特除掉那耻辱的标志之后，深深长叹一声，她的精神就此解脱了耻辱和苦闷的重荷，轻松得简直飘然欲仙了！