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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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Finally, I am dismissed
For over an hour, Mary Pigot sits before the all-male Foreign Mission Committee refuting charges made in an anonymous pamphlet. Finally, the members dismiss her, and return to the problem of damage control. The pamphlet could stop contributions for foreign missions. I don't think the committee members particularly care about Mary's situation. They need to look after their own reputations. They don't notice Mary is on the point of collapse. Situations vary, but individuals are of little importance compared to the life of an institution. I've never understood why.
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
The questions continue for more than an hour until I feel squeezed dry. Finally, I am dismissed. I don’t remember walking back to Number 22. Perhaps I didn’t. I feel completely numb, entirely disoriented.
“Do you know where you are?” a woman’s voice asks. “Can you open your eyes?”
I try. Slowly, the room comes into focus. I’m in my bedroom at Number 22. A man stands in the doorway.
“Remember me?” he says with a concerned look on his face. “I’m Dr. McEwen. Three weeks ago, I gave you a clear medical certificate.”
“Oh,” I whisper. Mrs. Williamson stands next to the bed.
Dr. McEwen looks me over and shakes his head. “Miss Pigot, you’ve had a complete collapse. You must give yourself over to rest. It’s the best cure for you. I’m writing a certificate to keep you home for a year.”
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