# Miss Casimir — Short Fiction character guide

> Miss Casimir in Short Fiction by Poul Anderson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Casimir, Elena Casimir, Elena

**First appearance:** 0000-star-ship

## Who they are

A woman with a mysterious past, possibly a spy.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/iv)

Bancroft's secretary and assistant; participates in the interrogation with intensity.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/v)

FBI agent planted on Bancroft; joins the search party, discovers Dalgetty in the cave, and decides to help him.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/vi)

Reveals she is an FBI agent infiltrating Bancroft's organization, challenges Dalgetty's views, and is now trapped without communication.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/vii)

Elena Casimir, the spy who aids Dalgetty, struggles with fear and trust, pretends to capture him.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/viii)

Revealed to be an FBI agent, she helps Dalgetty escape by incapacitating a guard.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/ix)

Elena Casimir listens to Dalgetty's revelation, struggles with trust and the moral implications, but ultimately offers her support.

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