“The invisible Japanese gentlemen”

The story I’m going to speak about is entitle “The invisible Japanese gentlemen”.
It’s written by Graham Greene, a well-known English writer.
It’s a first-person narration. The events are presented through the perception of the
Observer-author. This narrative method lets draw own conclusions about the
characters. The events are given in the chronological order. The setting of the story
is quite clear.
The action takes place in Bentley's restaurant. The narrator is sitting at a table,
alone, and observes a group of eight Japanese gentlemen having dinner together,
and beyond them a young British couple. The story starts with a character-drawing.
The Japanese speak quietly and politely to each other. They provide a mildly
background to the main focus of the narrator's attention, the couple. A young girl
sits at a table with a man. They have a dialogue about a future together. She is a
writer, but her future husband does not believe in her; he believes that this
profession will not bring a stable income.
The author is very exact in portraying characters and actions. He uses some
epithets to describe Eight Japanese gentlemen: “incomprehensible tongue”, “a
courteous smile, “a small bow”.
The author describes the couple directly saying that they are different. The author
uses some epithets: pretty girl, thin blonde hair and her face was pretty and petite.
Reading the dialogue, we can find out that she is inspired.
Communication is virtually nonexistent as, although the girl and her fiancé talk
profusely, they rarely connect. Their conversation is broken, a series of unfinished
questions and statements, unformulated responses and throwaway, irrelevant
comments. She often uses this question: “Darling, you don’t listen, do you?”
Regarding the title, while the first time reading it, it might be thought about
Japanese culture, or the way they might behave, like gentleman, but after reading
the whole story it is crystal clear that they (gentlemen) are the passive recipients of
the story. But even though it is the case, they play an important role because
without them there will not be any of ironic effect which becomes visible only at
the end of reading the story.
The language of the story is clear and precise. The main problem raised in the story
is misunderstanding. People speak the same language, but do not understand or
hear each other at all. It seems to me that the heroes of this story are completely
different people who should not link their destinies.