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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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"You'll regret this."
Relations between Mary Pigot and Georgiana Smail have been strained since Georgiana arrived. Clashing personalities. Different goals. Misunderstandings. Georgiana prefers the company of Mary's opponents. And now the final straw. Georgiana tells Mary she writes reports to the mission sponsors in Scotland, and doesn't tell Mary what she wrote. No wonder Mary's angry. In retrospect I don't think evicting Georgiana from the mission premises is a wise decision, but Mary is too angry to think about ramifications.
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
“You don’t want me here,” Miss Smail blurts out. “You don’t want me to know what’s going on and how the Ladies’ funds are wasted. But you’re too late. I’ve written my reports.”
I sit dumbstruck at her betrayal. I know she’s writing letters, but reports? She should have told me. I can’t stop her. But to be so underhanded about it. So dishonest. I’m rigid with anger. “I think, under the circumstances, you should find accommodation elsewhere.” I stand.
“You can’t dismiss me. I’m assigned to the mission,” Miss Smail says.
“I’m not dismissing you. I’m ordering you off the premises. You may work or not as you please, but you will no longer live under my roof.”
Miss Smail stands with her hands stiffly at her sides. “You’ll regret this. I’m not the only one aware of your mismanagement.”
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