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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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What Did You Think?
Rev Hastie hasn't quite decided whether to forward the accusations against Miss Pigot to Edinburgh. He decides to speak to one more person, Rev Chuckerbutty who leads the Indian congregation. Hastie asks if Chuckerbutty has ever seen any inappropriate behavior between Miss Pigot and Babu Banerjee. Rev Chuckerbutty responds that he often sees Banerjee go into Pigot's room without knocking. At this point, Rev Hastie is beyond shocked. Everyone he consulted told him to forward the letters. If Rev Chuckerbutty said Miss Pigot was a virtuous woman, Hastie might have hesitated. Now he tells his servant to put the letters in the post. And so the road to court begins.
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
Mr. Chuckerbutty continues after taking another bite of his refreshment. “And one Sunday morning after service Miss Pigot asked me to call. I went about four o’clock that afternoon and went upstairs. I looked into the drawing room…” He pauses as if deciding whether to continue.
“Go on, Mr. Chuckerbutty.”
“Well, Kali Babu was sitting on a mat on the floor wearing just his trousers and shirt. I was shocked, I can tell you, Mr. Hastie. And Miss Pigot was lying on the sofa.”
I can scarcely believe what I am hearing. “What did you think when you saw them?”
“I thought they might be committing adultery,” Mr. Chuckerbutty says as if it was a common occurrence.
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