A knock at the door

-[i open it]-

i say- hello.
he says- is your father in?
i say- no.
he says- please give him this, i promised i would give him this.
i say- ok.
he says- i will not be alive for much longer.
i say- oh.
he says- i am a sick man, i have had a stroke and in a month or two the lord will take me. i may not come back and collect the book. if i don't, please, tell your father to post it to my daughter.

-[he hands me a small brown envelope]-

he says- this is her address.
i say- thank you.
he says- you can read the book as well if you like.