December 18thA small parcel and note have been left upon the desk of Professor Nigel Vane over the dinner hour. The note is unsigned.
Professor,
I thank you for all your efforts to educate our class, and wish you the happiest of Christmases. I hope these sugar quills will help sustain you in your research, or as you trudge your way through our papers! I look forward to all you have to teach in the new year.