The very law that condemned her--a giant of stem featured but with vigour to support, as well as to annihilate, in his iron arm--had held her up through the terrible ordeal of her ignominy.

• 就惩办她示众的法律而论，那是一个外貌狰狞的巨人，其铁腕既可以消灭她，也可以支撑她，正是法律本身扶持着她挺过了那示众的可怕煎熬。