Which event described in chapter 2 of the scarlet letter occurs after the women of the crowd are introduced

In The Scarlet Letter, the women discuss Hester's sentence after the women of the crowd are introduced.

In Chapter 2, Hester comes out of the prison holding an infant in her arm. She has the letter "A" stiched on her chest. The "A" stands for adulterer and the infant in her arms is an illegitamate child. Hester is presented to these women and her fate is in their hands.

answer: common sense was the pamphlet that thomas paine used to convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciling with britain and to accept that independence was the only option to preserve their liberty.