In this short scene, we are introduced to a number of characters who have been introduced in the previous two chapters. The first two chapters are set in a hotel in Paris, and the third is set in the same hotel in London. The hotel is described in great detail, and we are told that the protagonist is a young man who has just returned from a trip to the Galapagos Islands. The protagonist tells us that he has just arrived at the Galapagos, and that he is very excited about his new adventure. He is also very