{"product_id":"2940013081178","title":"THE GLOVED HAND","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     CHAPTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        I THE FALLING STAR\u003cbr\u003e       II A STRANGE NEIGHBOUR\u003cbr\u003e      III THE DRAMA IN THE GARDEN\u003cbr\u003e       IV ENTER FREDDIE SWAIN\u003cbr\u003e        V A CALL FOR HELP\u003cbr\u003e       VI THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT\u003cbr\u003e      VII THE TRAGEDY\u003cbr\u003e     VIII A FRESH ENIGMA\u003cbr\u003e       IX FIRST STEPS\u003cbr\u003e        X THE WHITE PRIEST OF SIVA\u003cbr\u003e       XI SWAIN'S STORY\u003cbr\u003e      XII GUESSES AT THE RIDDLE\u003cbr\u003e     XIII FRANCISCO SILVA\u003cbr\u003e      XIV THE FINGER-PRINTS\u003cbr\u003e       XV THE CHAIN TIGHTENS\u003cbr\u003e      XVI MISS VAUGHAN'S STORY\u003cbr\u003e     XVII THE VERDICT\u003cbr\u003e    XVIII BUILDING A THEORY\u003cbr\u003e      XIX THE YOGI CONQUERS\u003cbr\u003e       XX CHECKMATE!\u003cbr\u003e      XXI THE VISION IN THE CRYSTAL\u003cbr\u003e     XXII THE SUMMONS\u003cbr\u003e    XXIII DEADLY PERIL\u003cbr\u003e     XXIV KISMET!\u003cbr\u003e      XXV THE BLOOD-STAINED GLOVE\u003cbr\u003e     XXVI THE MYSTERY CLEARS\u003cbr\u003e    XXVII THE END OF THE CASE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eILLUSTRATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    SPARKS FELL UPON THE SHOULDERS OF THE TWO WHITE FIGURES (page 9)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \"I'M LAWYER ENOUGH TO KNOW,\" HE SAID, \"THAT A QUESTION LIKE THAT IS\u003cbr\u003e    NOT PERMISSIBLE\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \"OH, MASTER RECEIVE ME!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \"I KNEW THAT I WAS LOST\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE FALLING STAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was genuinely tired when I got back to the office, that Wednesday\u003cbr\u003eafternoon, for it had been a trying day--the last of the series of\u003cbr\u003etrying days which had marked the progress of the Minturn case; and my\u003cbr\u003efeeling of depression was increased by the fact that our victory had\u003cbr\u003enot been nearly so complete as I had hoped it would be. Besides, there\u003cbr\u003ewas the heat; always, during the past ten days, there had been the\u003cbr\u003eheat, unprecedented for June, with the thermometer climbing higher and\u003cbr\u003ehigher and breaking a new record every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs I threw off coat and hat and dropped into the chair before my desk,\u003cbr\u003eI could see the heat-waves quivering up past the open windows from the\u003cbr\u003efiery street below. I turned away and closed my eyes, and tried to\u003cbr\u003eevoke a vision of white surf falling upon the beach, of tall trees\u003cbr\u003eswaying in the breeze, of a brook dropping gently between green banks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \"Fountains that frisk and sprinkle\u003cbr\u003e    The moss they overspill;\u003cbr\u003e    Pools that the breezes crinkle,\"...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand then I stopped, for the door had opened. I unclosed my eyes to\u003cbr\u003esee the office-boy gazing at me in astonishment. He was a well-trained\u003cbr\u003eboy, and recovered himself in an instant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Your mail, sir,\" he said, laid it at my elbow, and went out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI turned to the letters with an interest the reverse of lively. The\u003cbr\u003ewords of Henley's ballade were still running through my head--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \"Vale-lily and periwinkle;\u003cbr\u003e    Wet stone-crop on the sill;\u003cbr\u003e    The look of leaves a-twinkle\u003cbr\u003e    With windlets,\"...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgain I stopped, for again the door opened, and again the office-boy\u003cbr\u003eappeared.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069750558960,"sku":"2940013081178","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013081178_p0.jpg?v=1763576696","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013081178","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}