as his bladder gratefully empties against the tree trunk , he pictures himself describing this scene to her , the two of them smiling with their wine glasses at a table shadowed by a trellis of grapevines in that outdoor cafe in iraklion , while mediterranean breezes twirl the benevolent shades of the minoans around them ... as the flow dwindles , he glances down along the tree trunk , to reassure himself that all is well .