# Woodley — Short Fiction character guide

> Woodley in Short Fiction by Cordwainer Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the glum Woodley

**First appearance:** 0001-scanners-live-in-vain

## Who they are

A Scanner with a gloomy disposition.

## Relationships

### [Underhill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_11_se/characters/underhill)

_friendship_

Underhill and Woodley are companions, likely sharing adventures or mutual support.

### [Underhill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_11_se/characters/underhill)

_friendship_

Underhill and Woodley are companions, likely sharing adventures or mutual support.

### [Underhill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_11_se/characters/underhill)

_friendship_

Underhill and Woodley are companions, likely sharing adventures or mutual support.

## In the story

### [The Table](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_11_se/chapters/the-table)

A veteran pinlighter nearing retirement, pragmatic and dismissive of Underhill's philosophical musings.

### [The Shuffle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_11_se/chapters/the-shuffle)

A glum pinlighter who draws a sullen, brutish tomcat as his Partner.

### [The Play](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_11_se/chapters/the-play)

Another pinlighter who offers to take over watch duty after Underhill's engagement.

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