The large matron in the dull, brown uniform led me into the room and pointed toward the metal table and chairs, where a young woman sat. The woman was dressed in a fashionable gray, summer-weight wool skirt and jacket. A black purse that matched her shoes sat on the table in front of her. She was busy scribbling on the yellow pad lying on the bare table; when I approached her, she stood up and lifted her hand. “Hello, I’m...