Cardiff's civic centre is in Cathays Park: Stately buildings, set in open spaces; but on the south side of the City, towards the Bristol Channel, lies Dockland, perhaps the most cosmopolitan area, for its size, in the world.
Monsieur Un Tel makes a journey and encounters the people of many lands.
He meets a tram conductor and together they hear the sailors of England, America, Spain, Italy, Russia, and Africa singing. They overhear also a strictly private conversation and peep behind the curtains of a Chinese laundry.