[Well well, Happy Birthday to him indeed. Already he's envisioning a private poetry reading a little later on-- perhaps they can take turns...]
You know me too well by now. A gift that both of us can use? Now that's my idea of a birthday present.
[Because, to him, any sort of gift isn't nearly as interesting if it isn't something he can share with her somehow. Part of his enjoyment comes from Elizabeth being happy too, and while it's still something he's getting used to, it isn't something he would want to change under any circumstances.]
[Action] March 21st
You know me too well by now. A gift that both of us can use? Now that's my idea of a birthday present.
[Because, to him, any sort of gift isn't nearly as interesting if it isn't something he can share with her somehow. Part of his enjoyment comes from Elizabeth being happy too, and while it's still something he's getting used to, it isn't something he would want to change under any circumstances.]