Go in there and give 'em hell, Andrea.
It's party time," said Helen, patting them both on the back
as they left for the hearing room.
Chapter 17
Andrea Stern was barely sworn when Esther demanded,
"are you a medical student?"
Then, suddenly realizing that she had spoken out of turn
since it was Diana's prerogative to question her witnesses first,
she apologized.
Trenchant immediately asked Andrea to give her name and
occupation for the record. Replying to further questions,
Andrea testified that she had known Diana for many years
and had rented a room in her house for six of them.
She attested to the overall integrity of Trenchant.
Boldly, mincing no words, she fixed the panel with
a friendly smile and continued.
"I think these charges are ludicrous, for two reasons.
One is that when Diana Trenchant has a problem with someone,
she marches right up and tells them. She is very forthright
and would not do anything devious or underhanded. The second reason
is that she has always had a high opinion of academic honesty."
A young woman of exceptional intelligence and ability,
Andrea had graduated from Belmont, summa cum laude,
with a BA, after completion of a double, self-designed major.
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