- Newman's in fine spirits. He's practically an art patron, sponsoring fine young artists to make something of themselves.
- While he's on Cloud Nine and wandering around the Louvre, Newman runs into an old acquaintance from the Civil War: a dude named Tom Tristram.
- Turns out Tristram is a real Frenchman who's been living it up with a wife and a couple of kids on the Avenue d'Iena.
- Tristram's been chilling in Paris for the last six years, but he's only just made it out to the Louvre.
- Tristram would rather go for a smoke than look at paintings, anyhow. Does Newman want to join him?
- Newman and Tristram catch up at the Palais Royal, where Newman gives us a bit of his life story.
- Long story short, Newman tells Tristram that he's been working since age fourteen and is ready to blow some hard-earned money.
- He's got plenty to spend: Newman's a self-made millionaire with plenty of businesses.
- Why did Newman decide to go to Europe now? A couple of months back, he was plotting to ruin a fellow businessman who did him a nasty turn.
- On his way to stiff the guy out of $60,000, Newman decides to take a little nap.
- When he wakes up, it's like he's been snapped out of a reverie—he's being a jerk.
- Soon after, Newman packs up and heads off to Europe. It's time for a little break.
- Tristram promises to introduce Newman to his wife and entertain him for a while. Life's pretty grand.