(based on a line from a poem by Stéphane Mallarmé) The hands are that of mannequins, their faces devoid of detail.
Departing from their cafe, they travel through the French countryside arriving at the town of Hyères and their destination to find the modern castle empty.
The film shows sculptures by Jacques Lipchitz and Henri Laurens, as well as the Cubist garden at Villa Noailles.
Upon their throw, they depart for the indoor swimming pool at the villa and entertain the viewer with various diving and gymnastic movements, including a woman juggling underwater and exercising with medicine balls.
More moving shots of the villas external until two more travellers arrive at the location, again playing for chance within the garden.
[citation needed]Restoration of the nitrate prints by Service des Archives du film (CNC) Bois d'Arcy, video editing by Didier Coudray.