Question

In the story, 'One Summer Night' by Ambrose Bierce:
a) What were the horse and the wagon waiting for?
b) Why were they waiting outside the wall?

Answer 1

a) The horse and the wagon were waiting for Jess.
b) They were outside the wall as Jess was inside the cemetery digging up the grave of Henry Armstrong.

Answer 2

Answer:

“One Summer Night” is a short story written by "Ambrose Bierce", an American African man and a person named, "Henry Armstrong" who has been buried but not dead.

Explanation:

The "horse and the wagon" were waiting for Henry Armstrong. They were waiting outside the cemetery fence to welcome the buried but still alive, Henry Armstrong.

On the next day, the "same horse and the wagon" were waiting outside the wall because Jess, a cemetery employee came with the body of Henry Armstrong to collect his pay for the same thing.