be better with a wife." The loneliness and despair of the old man is largely a fault of his own; because he chose to see the darkness instead of the light, he chose to look upon death instead of life. The younger waiter believes that even a “wife would be no good to him now.” The young waiter is the impatient type and even becomes angry with the old man, wishing that "he should have killed himself last week." Refusing to serve the old man another drink, the young waiter instead tells him to leave. The young waiter is eager to get home to his wife and, busily sets out to close the shop. The old man slowly gets up and leaves, walking with dignity even though he has been thrown out of the cafe, a place where he felt comfort against the terrors of the night. The young waiter is constantly portraying his one-sided view of life, saying that an hour has more value to him than to an alcoholic old man. The younger waiter, ever true to his nature, tells the older waiter to "stop talking nonsense" so that he can go home. The young waiter bids his co-worker good night and departs for home. The young man is similar to the old man because he has a narrow-minded outlook on the world, partly due

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