Father bought it for mother before they were married, and she always kept it wrapped up in paper carefully.

She used to get it out for me to read in sometimes; but she was very careful with it, and when she died I put it in her hands.

I thought she would like to have it close to her, because it always seemed so much to her.

You see father bought it.

Then there was an almanac, and a book about stones and earth.