Yvonne and the Consul leave the hotel and walk through town, along the Palace of Cortés, Cuernavaca; they stop at a printer's shop window, their attention drawn by a photograph of a boulder split in two by the elements, an image Yvonne immediately recognises as emblematic of her marriage. On the way to their house in the Calle Nicaragua they stop at Jacques Laruelle's "bizarre" house, with the inscription No se puede vivir sin amar ("one cannot live without loving") on the wall, and Popocatépetl and Ixtaccihuatl come into view. The Consul tells Yvonne that Hugh is staying with him as well and is expected back from a trip this very day. As they enter the garden of their house a pariah dog follows them in.
yvoNNe anD tHE CONsul leavE the Hotel aNd walK tHRough tOwN AlOng THE palAce of coRtés CuernAVaca; ThEY stop At A pRinter's Shop WInDow their atteNtIOn DraWn by a PHotOGRapH oF a boulder split in Two bY ThE elemEnTs aN imagE yvonnE ImmEdIAtely recognises AS eMBlEMatic of her marRiaGe on THe wAY to theiR HoUSe in THe cAlLe Nicaragua thEy stoP aT jacqUes LArUELle's "biZarre" HousE wIth the InSCRIptIOn No sE puedE vivIr sin AMAr ("one CAnnot liVe withoUT loVinG") on the wall anD pOpocatépeTl aND IxtAccihuatl come iNTO view THE Consul tells yVOnnE thAt hugH Is stAYiNg with Him as well aNd is expectED bAck from A trIp thIs veRy day AS They enTEr thE GARden of their hoUsE a PariAh dOg FolLOWs them in