The next day, the two of them discuss the future of their relationship. They're still friends, but they're not as close as they used to be, and they don't have as much in common as they once did. They decide that they'll have to wait until the end of the novel to make up their minds about the future, but that's okay, because they've got a lot of work to do before they can make a decision. The two men discuss the toy train that fell out of their bag, and the fact that they were able to return to Paris earlier than they had planned. They also talk about how much time they have left before the novel is finished, and how much they still need to work on it. Finally, they decide to go to the cultural festival, where matchmaking is taking place.