Fuck HG. She's a nobody with a mistaken belief that she's somebody.
I'm sorry P, but Dunc has it spot on here, and it is what I have always thought.
However, I don't want to bitch about her. As regards yourself, I read your email that you posted and I thought it was anything
but spineless and cowardly. The words "strong" and "assertive" spring to mind upon reading that. What's more, you didn't get angry - you just said what's what and however she chose to respond was her problem. If she couldn't tolerate people disagreeing with her, then she is the one going to run into problems in later life, not you.