The ‘inter-objectal’ plastic wrapping in As to “and day with Henrietta” corresponds to what the act of smoking is for the respiratory organs and to what conversation is for the production of meaning. Smoking and conversation are related in a, if not complicated, then at least intricate way. What is interesting about smoking and conversation is that they make use of the same physical organs to link air to meaning. This linking, and sometimes even confusion, is emphasized when the circulation of air or meaning is disturbed or obstructed.