Famous A Clean Well Lighted Place Summary References. Download pdf access full guide study guide summary background Preparing to close, two waiters speak to themselves about the elderly gentleman, one telling the other that the man attempted.
A deaf old man, who frequents the café regularly, sits at a table under a tree, slowly drinking himself to a stupor as usual. One waiter says that if he stays he will. He is deaf and likes when the night grows still.
