Chapter Two (Not from Captain Hastings's Personal Narrative) Mr.Alexander Bonaparte Cust rose from his seat and peered near-sightedly round the shabby bedroom.His back was stiff from sitthing in a cramped position and as he stretched himself to his full height an onlooker would have realized that he was£¬in reality£¬quite a tall man.His stoop and his near-sighted peering gave a delusive impression. Going to a well-worn overcoat hanging on the back of the door£¬he took from the pocket a packet of cheap cigarettes and some matches.He lit a cigarette and then returned to the table at which he had been sitting.He picked up a railway guide and consulted it£¬then he returned to the consideration of a typewritten list of names.With a pen£¬he made a tick against one of the first names on the list. It was Tursday£¬June 20th.