Chapter II

To the Cafe [Cafe] de l'Opera. Go down the street and keep a few
steps in front."

Manuel turned into the Cafe [Cafe] de l'Opera, a tumble-down frame
shack with a corrugated iron roof, to order a cooling drink and to
puzzle out this utterly baffling mystery.

The Cacos may be described as Haitian patriots or revolutionists,
devotees of serpent and voodoo worship, loosely organized into a
secret guerille [guerilla] army.