32.“He must be eighty years old。”
33.“Anyway I should say he was eighty。”
34.“I wish he would go home。I never get to bed before three o’clock。What kind of hour is that to go to bed？”
35.“He stays up because he likes it。”
36.“He’s lonely。I’m not lonely。I have a wife waiting in bed for me。”
37.“He had a wife once too。”
評注：年長侍者似乎在提醒年輕人，眼前的這個不幸人也曾經幸福過，而眼前的幸福其實也會隨風逝去。
38.“A wife would be no good to him now。”
39.“You can’t tell。He might be better with a wife。”
40.“His niece looks after him。”
41.“I know。You said she cut him down。”
42.“I wouldn’t want to be that old。An old man is a nasty thing。”
43.“Not always。This old man is clean。He drinks without spilling。Even now，drunk。Look at him。”
44.“I don’t want to look at him。I wish he would go home。He has no regard forthose who must work。”
pick……up：逮捕……
slop：v。溢出，濺溢
cut……down：放下……救下……
stay up：晚上熬夜
be no good to：無用
regard：n。尊敬，尊重
45.The old man looked from his glass across the square，then over at the waiters。
46.“Another brandy，”he said，pointing to his glass。The waiterwho was in a hurry came over。
47.“Finished，”he said，speaking with that omission of syntax stupid people employ when talking to drunken people or foreigners。“No more tonight。Close now。”
48.“Another，”said the old man。
49.“No。Finished。”The waiter wiped the edge of the table with a towel and shook his head。
50.The old man stood up，slowly counted the saucers，took a leather coin purse from his pocket and paid for the drinks，leaving half a peseta tip。The waiter watched him go down the street，a very old man walking unsteadily but with dignity。
評注：從他留下小費，以及之前提到的他喝酒時愛幹淨等細節我們不難想象這位老人是個出身上層，受過良好教育的紳士。
51.“Why didn’t you let him stay and drink？”the unhurried waiter asked。They were putting up the shutters。“It is not half-past two。”
52.“I want to go home to bed。”
53.“What is an hour？”
54.“More to me than to him。”
55.“An hour is the same。”
56.“You talk like an old man yourself。He can buy a bottle and drink at home。”
57.“It’s not the same。”
58.“No，it is not，”agreed the waiter with a wife。He did not wish to be unjust。He was only in a hurry。
59.“And you？You have no fear of going home before your usual hour？”
評注：年長侍者在這開了一個玩笑，意指年輕侍者這麼早回去，很有可能碰上自己的妻子偷情。
60.“Are you trying to insult me？”
61.“No，hombre，only to make a joke。”
62.“No，”the waiter who was in a hurry said，rising from pulling down the metalshutters。“I have confidence。I am all confidence。”
63.“You have youth，confidence，and a job，”the older waiter said。“You have everything。”
64.“And what do you lack？”
65.“Everything but work。”
66.“You have everything I have。”
67.“No。I have never had confidence and I am not young。”
68.“Come on。Stop talking nonsense and lock up。”
評注：海明威故意不再詳細申明這些談話都出自誰口，希望讀者能透過這些話語的口吻和透露出的人生態度來各自定位說話者的身份。
69.“I am of those who like to stay late at the cafe，”the olderwaiter said。
70.“With all those who do not want to go to bed。With all thosewho need a light for the night。”
71.“I want to go home and into bed。”
72.“We are of two different kinds，”the older waiter said。He was now dressed to go home。“It is not only a question of youth and confidence although those things are very beautiful。Each night I am reluctant to close up because there may be some one who needs the cafe。”