[When Ellie unwraps the gift done up in brown paper and twine - simple, no-nonsense, no frippery - she will find a leather-bound book of (truly awful) ancient Roman jokes and puns, a record, and a folding knife of Damascus steel.
The inscription inside the book reads:]
Don't let Joel see this, some of them are quite filthy, but I read it when I was your age and thought it exceptionally funny. Happy Christmas!
Intended this for That Christmas Log, but just in case:
The inscription inside the book reads:]
Happy Christmas!