 Who is Miss Abercrombie
Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Astounding Science Fiction November 1959. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Illustrated by Freas Miss Abercrombie, the manual therapist patted the old man on the shoulder. The oldster in the stained convalescent suit gave her a quick, shy smile and went back to his aimless smearing in the finger paints. Miss Abercrombie smoothed her smock down over trim hips and surveyed the other patients working at the long tables in the hospital's arts and crafts shop. Through the barred windows of the workshop, rolling green hills were seen, their tree-studded flanks making a pleasant setting for the mental institution. The crafts building was a good mile away from the main buildings of the hospital and the hills blocked the view of the austere complex of buildings that housed the main wards. She stopped behind a frowning, intense patient, rapidly shaping blobs of clay into odd-sized strips and forms. "We mustn't be antisocial, Mr. Funston," Miss Abercrombie said lightly, but firmly. "You've been coming along famously and you must remember to answer when someone talks to you. I thought you said an 'atom bomb.'" Safely behind the patient's back, Miss Abercrombie smiled ever so slightly. "Why that's very good, Mr. Funston. "All right, fellows," he called out, "time to go back.
 A therapist who specializes in hand- and joint-related activities
 An art teacher brought in to supervise activity time at the institution  A government agent keeping tabs on the people at the mental institution under the guise of a therapist  A therapist who specializes in hand- and joint-related activities  One of the therapists personally appointed to keep an eye on Thaddeus