After pulling down shutters one character in this work asserts that he has "never had confidence," and notes that you do not want music, nor can you stand with dignity at a bar.  
As it opens, a girl with no head covering and a soldier walk by, only five minutes after the guard patrol.  A recurring image in this work is the "shadow of the leaves," where the action takes place.  After pulling down shutters one character in this work asserts that he has "never had confidence," and notes that you do not want music, nor can you stand with dignity at a bar.  Earlier it is revealed that the man who counts the saucers was saved by his niece, who cut him down when he tried to commit suicide.  First published in 1933 and collected in its author's Winner Take Nothing, it ends with one of the characters stopping by a bodega to ward off insomnia; that section is preceded by a recitation of the Lord's Prayer with the use of the word "nada" sprinkled throughout.   For 10 points, identify this short story that centers on a pair of waiters debating why an old man needs a caf?with the title characteristics, a work by Ernest Hemingway.
As it opens, a girl with no head covering and a soldier walk by, only five minutes after the guard patrol.  
"A Clean Well Lighted Place"