in the end she took a sip of wine and set the glass down very precisely on the table . i smile as the call rings through . he 's not smiling - he 's dead serious . how could they know the words to such old songs ? god , she was going to be hard to leave . and please take a seat , or have a drink if you 'd like . but dads only been dead , eight weeks . they were going to do more about it when he got over the pneumonia , you see . 