She had returned, therefore, and resumed of her own free will, for not the sternest magistrate of that iron period would have imposed it -- resumed the symbol of which we have related so dark a tale.

• 因此，她回来了，并且又戴上了使我们讲述了这篇如此阴暗故事的象征，此举完全出于她自己的自由意志，因为连那冷酷时代的最严厉的官员也不会强迫她了。