Hackworth translated his pint to the left and exchanged a vigorous 
handshake with Major Napier in front of the bar. They strolled toward the back 
of the place, exchanging some hearty, forgettable, balderdash-laden banter. 
Napier stepped nimbly in front of him and pulled open a small door in the back 
wall. Three steps led down into a little snuggery with mullioned windows on 
three sides and a single copper-covered table in the middle. A man was sitting 
by himself at the table, and as Hackworth descended the steps, he realized that 
it was Lord Alexander Chung-Sik Finkle-McGraw, who stood up, returned his bow, 
and greeted him with a warm and hearty handshake, taking such evident measures 
to put Hackworth at ease that, in some respects, the opposite result was 
achieved.