Hester means that the letter has been on her for too long and too many people have seen it for it to just be taken off. The damage the letter has caused her has already been done.
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Tim told his father that he would clean the car the following day.
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speech bubble = a graphic elements of internal thoughts
gutter= white space between & around frames
panel= an individual frame on a page
caption= a word box on a page explaining the scene
speech balloon= a graphic elements of external thoughts