{"product_id":"2940013081116","title":"THE CLUE OF THE TWISTED CANDLE","description":"CHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 4.15 from Victoria to Lewes had been held up at Three Bridges in\u003cbr\u003econsequence of a derailment and, though John Lexman was fortunate enough\u003cbr\u003eto catch a belated connection to Beston Tracey, the wagonette which was\u003cbr\u003ethe sole communication between the village and the outside world had\u003cbr\u003egone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you can wait half an hour, Mr. Lexman,\" said the station-master, \"I\u003cbr\u003ewill telephone up to the village and get Briggs to come down for you.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Lexman looked out upon the dripping landscape and shrugged his\u003cbr\u003eshoulders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'll walk,\" he said shortly and, leaving his bag in the\u003cbr\u003estation-master's care and buttoning his mackintosh to his chin, he\u003cbr\u003estepped forth resolutely into the rain to negotiate the two miles which\u003cbr\u003eseparated the tiny railway station from Little Tracey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe downpour was incessant and likely to last through the night.\u003cbr\u003eThe high hedges on either side of the narrow road were so many leafy\u003cbr\u003ecascades; the road itself was in places ankle deep in mud. He stopped\u003cbr\u003eunder the protecting cover of a big tree to fill and light his pipe and\u003cbr\u003ewith its bowl turned downwards continued his walk. But for the\u003cbr\u003edriving rain which searched every crevice and found every chink in his\u003cbr\u003ewaterproof armor, he preferred, indeed welcomed, the walk.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069750427888,"sku":"2940013081116","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013081116_p0.jpg?v=1763576626","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013081116","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}