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Sandra Wagner-Wright
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
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Falling Cards
Justice Norris, with one exception, ruled in Rev. Hastie's favor. Mary Pigot lost her case. Hastie expected to be praised for his ability to win under extreme pressure. Instead, the Mission Committee removed Rev. Hastie from his position. And now ... Hastie can scarcely believe it ... Miss Pigot filed an appeal. Now, Rev Hastie thinks, he will once again prove the justness of his behavior and be reinstated to his position. His enemy's 'house of cards' will fall, he thinks, and the sooner the better. Meanwhile, Mary Pigot moves on with her life and buys a pair of birds at the bazar. She likes to watch them dance in their bamboo cage.
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
Unbelievable! The wench is appealing the decision. Whining that the judge was wrong. Wrong? I’ll show her wrong, and the Mission Committee too.
I sit at a table on Mr. Gregory’s veranda and begin writing. It’s true the judge erred. He should’ve ruled my communication with Mr. Scott was privileged. That would’ve stopped the entire, tawdry spectacle. I had absolutely no malice towards that abominable woman until she filed suit. The judge wouldn’t let me prove her behavior was a pattern. He was wrong in dismissing charges about how the children were treated.
My pen scratches across the paper. Now I’ve got my teeth into things. The entire house of cards will fall. I’ll be reinstated at the College, and after an interval, resign without notice.
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