In the story, Michael Obi is the newly appointed headmaster of Ndume Central School. While her husband looks forward to modernizing what he considers an antiquated school system, Nancy is excited about her new position in society. She wants to be known as a trend-setter among all the other schoolteachers' wives.
It never occurs to Nancy that there may not be any other wives to bolster her dubious position as a society matron. When she expresses her concerns to her husband, he does not appear perturbed. In fact, Michael Obi happily asserts that all the schoolteachers are 'young and unmarried.' He considers this 'a good thing,' as it means that his subordinates' inherent energies will be concentrated on implementing his philosophical ideas about education. Nancy is disappointed to hear that she will not be a highly positioned society wife among a bevy of other wives. However, her dismay is short-lived when she considers the powerful influence her husband will exert on the culture of the school and surrounding village.
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