《红字》理解

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小说《红字》中一个形容HESTER和PEARL之间的关系句子:
“the evil which she inherited from her mother must be great indeed, if a noble woman do not grow out of this elfish child”
这句话怎么理解?(英文)
注意是对这句话结合整个小说的理解, 并不是原句翻译

这个小精灵似的孩子(Pearl)如若再不能成长为一个高贵的妇人,那就是她从母亲身上继承到的邪恶实在太大了

Sorry~I misunderstood this~
Pearl is the only one who has not become a slave to the public opinion. As the word "elfish" suggests, not only the fine looks and mind, but the speciality deep inside. We noticed that Pearl is like a gift for Hester, and we are moved by Hester's good,kind mind but she still gave in to the society. That's why in her eyes, we see"evil"

And of course,all these are for Arthur.His sin against Hester and Pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his wife and daughter in the daylight.They love him all the more for his honest and humble character, and this is Arthur's intent.

不知道对不对,汗...