The setting for Miss Brill is in France. In an unspecified town, Miss Brill goes to the Jardins Publiques. The means quite simply the Public Gardens. In the Jardins Publique, a band plays to which she goes to the gardens to hear with regularity, as they played louder on the day of the story than on the previous Sunday. In the garden, Miss Brill has a special bench from which she enjoys listening to the music and watching the other people in the park. On the day of the story, two other people are already seated on her special bench. She finds them a welcome addition and is only disappointed that they do speak.