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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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Vindication
After Justice Norris's verdict, Mary takes a position as a zenana teacher and pulls her life back together. Her barrister filed an appeal, but she gives it little thought until the envelope arrives. Should she open it, or not. Will whatever news the letter contains make any difference to her life? Can her reputation sink any lower? Can her previous position be restored? Does any of it matter any more? Mary takes a breath and opens the envelope. The appeals court reversed the original decision and declared Rev Hastie guilty of libel and malice. It also granted Mary a judgement of 3,000 rupees. Will Rev. Hastie pay? Does it matter?
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Two Coins: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
I take the envelope up to my rooms and set it on my writing table, not sure if I want to open it. Finally I offer a small prayer for courage and slit the thick paper. I’m impatient and go directly to Chief Justice Garth’s conclusion.
I’m vindicated: The lower court judgment is reversed. God granted my prayer. Breath rushes out of me and sounds like a sob. I read the liberating words several times and hug myself: “My learned brother and myself are agreed in finding that the defendant has published this libel upon the plaintiff without any justification whatever, and that he was influenced in publishing it by malice.”
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