After finding rooms in the old Spanish district, Passepartout explores the nearby wilderness. On the way back he spies a pair of Haitian sisters giggling at him. After engaging them in conversation, he learns that one of the sisters (Minette) is to be married to a man she does not love, and other sister (Izméry) is acting as her chaperone until the wedding.
The next day Passepartout meets two men, one an architect and the other an engineer discussing a building that is due to open the following day.
