The scene opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, where the protagonist is in the middle of a conversation with his wife. He asks his wife to give him a paper towel to rub on his dick. She does so, and the protagonist realizes that his wife will curse him for touching her husband's dick with his finger. He grabs the paper towel and rubs it on his wife's vagina. He realizes that he is about to ask his wife about dinner when he realizes that she is looking at him in a sexual way. He decides to do the same thing to his wife, and he tells his wife that he will hold the towel for her. He tells her to hold it for him so that he can rub it on her dick, and she agrees to do it. The scene ends with the protagonist asking his wife if there is a problem.