{"product_id":"2940012978783","title":"THE TALLEYRAND MAXIM","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI DEATH BRINGS OPPORTUNITY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII IN TRUST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII THE SHOP-BOY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV THE FORTUNATE POSSESSORS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV POINT-BLANK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI THE UNEXPECTED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVII THE SUPREME INDUCEMENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII TERMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIX UNTIL NEXT SPRING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eX THE FOOT-BRIDGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXI THE PREVALENT ATMOSPHERE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXII THE POWER OF ATTORNEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIII THE FIRST TRICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIV CARDS ON THE TABLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXV PRATT OFFERS A HAND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVI A HEADQUARTERS CONFERENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVII ADVERTISEMENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVIII THE CONFIDING LANDLORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIX THE EYE-WITNESS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXX THE _Green Man_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXI THE DIRECT CHARGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXII THE CAT'SPAW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXIII SMOOTH FACE AND ANXIOUS BRAIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXIV THE BETTER HALF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXV DRY SHERRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXVI THE TELEPHONE MESSAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXVII RESTORED TO ENERGY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXVIII THE WOMAN IN BLACK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE TALLEYRAND MAXIM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEATH BRINGS OPPORTUNITY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick \u0026amp; Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford,\u003cbr\u003ea young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by\u003cbr\u003ecrook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be\u003cbr\u003eperformed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical\u003cbr\u003evisits to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other\u003cbr\u003eunscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which had pleased him greatly.\u003cbr\u003e\"With time and patience,\" said Talleyrand, \"the mulberry leaf is turned\u003cbr\u003einto satin.\" This seemed to Linford Pratt one of the finest and soundest\u003cbr\u003epieces of wisdom which he had ever known put into words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mulberry leaf is a very insignificant thing, but a piece of satin is a\u003cbr\u003ehighly marketable commodity, with money in it. Henceforth, he regarded\u003cbr\u003ehimself as a mulberry leaf which his own wit and skill must transform\u003cbr\u003einto satin: at the same time he knew that there is another thing, in\u003cbr\u003eaddition to time and patience, which is valuable to young men of his\u003cbr\u003epeculiar qualities, a thing also much beloved by Talleyrand--opportunity.\u003cbr\u003eHe could find the patience, and he had the time--but it would give him\u003cbr\u003egreat happiness if opportunity came along to help in the work. In\u003cbr\u003eeveryday language, Linford Pratt wanted a chance--he waited the arrival\u003cbr\u003eof the tide in his affairs which would lead him on to fortune.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147446173936,"sku":"2940012978783","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012978783_p0.jpg?v=1763574713","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012978783","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}