During the dinner, the old man make witty action by the way he ate and response towards the foods. The old man likes to eat any sweet foods that is bad for his health. When he request to eat more sweetened rice, Simon refused to give as he said that the old man had eaten too much and he can have no more. The main character felt so sad as based on the verse ; " there was nothing left for him to do in his life ,nothing whatever. He had one single wish left,one sole pleasure ; why not grant him that last solace until he died?