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Sandra Wagner-Wright
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
Literature & Fiction
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His Flux Smells Like Fish
When she receives Mr. Steele's note about Mr. Hastie's illness, Mary Pigot goes immediately to the Steele house. Mr. Steele is a wealthy Scottish merchant, and Mary likes to visit his substantial home. It's a window into a different world transplanted to India. The drawing room is decorated to Scottish standards. Someone brings in a silver tea service. It's as if this is a social call. But the servants are worried. Will the disease spread? Mr. Steele isn't even home. Mary indulges in a cup of tea served in a delicate cup, she and wonders why Mr. Steele summoned her. Is she here to nurse the patient?
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
When I arrive at Mr. Steele’s house, he isn’t home. Mr. Steele has a substantial house with four stories and two courtyards. I climb the steps to the porch. The durwan meets me at the door, escorts me to Mr. Steele’s nicely appointed drawing room, and tells me to wait for the doctor. When I ask after Mr. Hastie, the durwan moves his head to the side and departs. One of the ayahs, a maidservant, brings a silver tea service into the room.
“How is the sahib?” I ask. “Is he very ill?”
The girl looks at me, her dark eyes concerned. “They say his flux smells like fish, Mem. I hope we don’t get sick, Mem.”
“No one else will get sick.” I assure her. “We’ll do what the doctor tells us.”
“Yes, Mem.” The girl closes the door softly as she leaves the room. I don’t think she believes me.
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