the grace is said , the wine is poured , toasts are drunk to the host and to several of the guests , and the soup is served and the conversation begins . `` he left after dinner and his wife 's assumption was that he was driving back here to bird . in the glass , he saw her reflection . curious when i saw a guy 's name flash across the screen , i picked it up . her pain was the last straw . he turned heel on the desert and made for home . 