How would you interpret the word ‘wall’ here? Long time no see, says the handsome scoundrel, looking up from his highball. The firm handshake, the chair pulled out. The terrace restaurant at the Grove Park is very grand, white cloths on the tables and candles flickering, but all other chairs were empty. Tom must have been the only guest in the hotel. … “All right. A ticket on the fast train, please.” Tommy signaled the waiter, who hovered constantly nearby in the dark, either at the patio entrance or over by the wall, sneaking a smoke. I have wondered if waiters will ever become invisible to me, as they seem to be for others. I wanted to help this lad out, go get the drinks myself and later help him carry the plates to the kitchen. How would you interpret the word ‘wall’ in the sentence: either at the patio entrance or over by the wall? I think the wall here refers to the enclosure enclosing the patio, right? Thanks! And this excerpt is taken from The Lacuna by Kingsolver.