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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.

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