When they visit him he reveals that he got into trouble because of the wrong name on his letter of introduction he had with him. They all go to the Secretary of State to find out about his whereabouts, but their intervention is unsuccessful. Brown's friend, Doctor Magiot, arrives they dispose Philipot's body outside the city near the road. She is the wife of the South American ambassador, Mr. He manages to distract them from seeing the corpse, hiding it also from his lover, Martha, who follows Mr. Brown examines the dead body next to the pool. Smith arrive at the Trianon Hotel just when Mr. The Minister chased away other guests that stayed in the hotel and then committed suicide. Brown reaches his hotel he finds the Minister for Social Welfare, Mr. The Captain receives various cable inquiries about Major Jones, who is arrested upon arrival in Haiti. He immediately decided to make the hotel the most successful hotel in Port-au-Prince, although he managed to achieve that only for a short time. Soon after his arrival she died leaving him Trianon Hotel. He kept working obtaining subsequent positions with mostly forged references until he received a postcard from Port-au-Prince in Haiti from his mother, who was inviting him to see her. After leaving school he went to England and obtained work as a waiter. He was expelled for putting during the mess a token into the collection bag instead of a coin. She fled Monte Carlo when he was at the Society of Jesus Catholic school. His mother's last name was the Comtesse de Lascot-Villiers. Brown, the narrator, was born in Monte Carlo. Major Jones is on a secret business mission. Brown returns from the US, where he unsuccessfully tried to sell his hotel in Haiti losing money due to the violent regime sparking fear in everyone, including tourists. He wants to establish a vegetarian center in Port-au-Prince. Smith is a presidential candidate in the US 1948 elections. They entertain themselves in various ways, mostly discussing their experiences.

Smith, and Major Jones among its passengers.

The Medea, a Dutch ship traveling from the US to Port-au-Prince carries Mr.

The Comedians by Graham Greene