My reasons were selfish, but I hoped the dinner guest would succeed. She had made an effort to be presentable, even though that only amounted to plaiting her hair into a few coarse braids and shaking some of the filth from her clothes before she stepped out of the lightless passageway and into our home. But small actions carry great weight in the Mine. Husband didn\u2019t agree. \u201cYou won\u2019t survive this,\u201d he said. \u201cI can tell.\u201d The dinner guest\u2019s determined expression didn\u2019t waver. | Copyright 2021 by A.T. Greenblatt. Narrated by Nan MacNamara.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices