Read the excerpt from the beginning of chapter 1 of treasure island, by robert louis stevenson. squire trelawney, dr. livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about treasure island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, i take up my pen in the year of grace and go back to the time when my father kept the admiral benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof. which best explains why the narrator mentions the gentleman’s names in the opening sentence?

To show his influence on the events occurred in the novel.

Explanation:

The Treasure Island is a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer, and it was published in 1883, in London. It tells the story of Jim and how he gets involved with pirates little by little; these events lead to a trip to the mentioned island.

The narrator mentions the gentleman's name to indicate how important he was for the events: he is the one who manages to get the ship they used to navigate, and he is also behind the idea of writing the stories. Using his name at the very beginning of the book emphasizes the idea of his importance for the story.

no, i never do because that’s not the reason for what i speak to or of.