the bar, which was below ground, had a low roof, no windows, and pictures of people drinking and dancing on the walls, At one of the thirty small tables sat comrade Ossipon. Opposite him there was a dirty little man who was drinking calmly from a large glass full of beer. He wore glasses, and on the sides of his small head he had ears which were too big for his face, He was known as the Professor, and when sitting next to him, Ossipon didn't feel very impotant. He stared at the Professor wondering how to get from the little man the information that he wants.