Read the passage and answer the question. Ravi waits on the platform at Falna. The train is late, yet he does not lose patience. In addition, he reads a magazine till the announcement comes. The news of the delay was broadcast twice. Everybody among the passengers looks at the board. A pair of spectacles is lying on the bench. Because the waiting room is crowded, he stands near the bookstall. Ravi stands near the bookstall because, we can infer, he: