{"product_id":"2940012973610","title":"THE WISER FOLLY","description":"Scanned, proofed and corrected from the original edition for your reading pleasure.  It is also searchable and contains hyper-links to chapters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003eConcerning the Village of Malford\u003cbr\u003eA Rumour\u003cbr\u003eA Meeting\u003cbr\u003eA Black and White Goat\u003cbr\u003eMural Paintings\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Trimwell\u003cbr\u003eFlights of Fancy\u003cbr\u003eAn Old Priest\u003cbr\u003eAn Old-Time Tragedy\u003cbr\u003eCorin Theorizes\u003cbr\u003eIn an Old Church\u003cbr\u003eThe Wickedness of Molly Biddulph\u003cbr\u003eAt Delancey Castle\u003cbr\u003eA Point of View\u003cbr\u003eJohn Plays the Samaritan\u003cbr\u003eCorin Discourses on Karma\u003cbr\u003eA Rare Absurdity\u003cbr\u003eIn Father Maloney's Garden\u003cbr\u003eA Bewitching\u003cbr\u003eA Vital Question\u003cbr\u003eA Request\u003cbr\u003eThe Wonderful Woman\u003cbr\u003eThe Cache\u003cbr\u003eDavid Dines at the Castle\u003cbr\u003eJohn Makes a Discovery\u003cbr\u003eA Funny World\u003cbr\u003eThe Old Oak\u003cbr\u003eOn the Terrace\u003cbr\u003eAn Unexpected Letter\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Arrives on the Scene\u003cbr\u003eIn the Early Morning\u003cbr\u003eThe Note of a Bell\u003cbr\u003eThe Green Man\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Gives Advice\u003cbr\u003eThe Burden of Conventionality\u003cbr\u003eConspirators\u003cbr\u003eCorin Takes a Walk\u003cbr\u003eConcerning an Argument\u003cbr\u003eA Dumb Dog\u003cbr\u003eSpeaks\u003cbr\u003eAt Some Length\u003cbr\u003eA Question of Importance\u003cbr\u003eMolly Arranges Affairs\u003cbr\u003eAn Odd Sensation\u003cbr\u003eThe Oak Falls\u003cbr\u003eTold in the Storm\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Rain\u003cbr\u003eIn Search\u003cbr\u003eThe Fallen Oak\u003cbr\u003eA Miracle\u003cbr\u003eAnd so the Story Ends\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excerpt from the:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROLOGUE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHEN the Delancey affair had been brought to a conclusion, it was not uninteresting to note the various opinions set forth regarding its happy termination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBiddy, at once autocrat and indulger of at least three generations of juvenile Delanceys, maintained, and stoutly, it was entirely due to her own prayers to her patron saint. She took, so to speak, a monopoly of the business as far as any human agency was concerned. But, as one cannot, with any degree of modesty, parade one's private devotions to the world at large, it was hardly probable that this view of the matter would be universal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe village in general, with the exception of Mrs. Trimwell, laid the whole credit at the feet of Lady Mary Delancey. Doubtless this was on account of the wave of relief which had surged over it, and which exalted her ladyship, for the time being at least, to a pinnacle of almost giddy height.\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Trimwell had her own private views on the matter. What they were, will, no doubt, be realized later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCorin Elmore believed the whole thing due to karma, though it is true that this particular arrangement of karma puzzled him not a little.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Mortimer, while maintaining on the whole a strictly neutral attitude, allowed his opinion of the credit due to sway slightly, if it swayed at all, in the direction of his sister Elizabeth. And in so doing, he swayed nearer the mark, if you will believe me, than the majority of folk with opinions on the subject.","brand":"Leila's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079072694512,"sku":"2940012973610","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012973610_p0.jpg?v=1763575057","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012973610","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}