[Private enough, and most importantly, neither of them have their backs to the room.
It's a good policy to wait for any substantive discussion until the initial visits of the smooth-talking waiter have come and gone -- not to mention that it serves as an opportunity for both of them to watch each other, to note the differences the different worlds have wrought in them.
The waiter, when he arrives, is smooth-talking, clearly keen to apply flattery in the hopes of boosting his tip.]
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It's a good policy to wait for any substantive discussion until the initial visits of the smooth-talking waiter have come and gone -- not to mention that it serves as an opportunity for both of them to watch each other, to note the differences the different worlds have wrought in them.
The waiter, when he arrives, is smooth-talking, clearly keen to apply flattery in the hopes of boosting his tip.]