A Spineless Thing to do!

This week I have been reading Tom Brown's Schooldays. My version is from the 1930s and its spine was a little worse for wear. Well now, thanks to some train journeys and me generally not helping its cause, it is spineless. The end came when I was trying to wield the book in one hand and prove to the train conductor that I did have a ticket, with the other. The spine saw its chance, took it and made a bid for freedom. Having shown my ticket I then had to retrieve the spine which is now held in place by a rubber band. Sorry book.