{"product_id":"2940011843006","title":"AT THE VILLA ROSE","description":"It was Mr. Ricardo's habit as soon as the second week of August came round to travel to Aix-les-Bains, in Savoy, where for five or six weeks he lived pleasantly. He pretended to take the waters in the morning, he went for a ride in his motor-car in the afternoon, he dined at the Cercle in the evening, and spent an hour or two afterwards in the baccarat-rooms at the Villa des Fleurs. An enviable, smooth life without a doubt, and it is certain that his acquaintances envied him. At the same time, however, they laughed at him and, alas with some justice; for he was an exaggerated person. He was to be construed in the comparative. Everything in his life was a trifle overdone, from the fastidious arrangement of his neckties to the feminine nicety of his little dinner-parties. In age Mr. Ricardo was approaching the fifties","brand":"New Century Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167526633712,"sku":"2940011843006","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011843006_p0.jpg?v=1763550627","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011843006","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}