{"product_id":"2940013081314","title":"THE MOON ROCK","description":"CHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe voice of the clergyman intoned the last sad hope of humanity, the\u003cbr\u003efinal prayer was said, and the mourners turned away, leaving Mrs. Turold\u003cbr\u003eto take her rest in a bleak Cornish churchyard among strangers, far from\u003cbr\u003ethe place of her birth and kindred.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fact would not have troubled her if she had known. In life she had\u003cbr\u003ebeen a nonentity; in death she was not less. At least she could now mix\u003cbr\u003ewith her betters without reproach, free (in the all-enveloping silence)\u003cbr\u003efrom the fear of betraying her humble origin. Debrett's Peerage was\u003cbr\u003eunimportant in the grave; breaches of social etiquette passed unnoticed\u003cbr\u003ethere; the wagging of malicious tongues was stopped by dust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer husband lingered at the grave-side after the others had departed. As\u003cbr\u003ehe stood staring into the open grave, regardless of a lurking grave-digger\u003cbr\u003ewaiting to fill it, he looked like a man whose part in the drama of life\u003cbr\u003ewas Care. There was no hint of happiness in his long narrow face, dull\u003cbr\u003esunken eyes, and bloodless compressed lips. His expression was not that of\u003cbr\u003eone unable to tear himself away from the last glimpse of a loved wife\u003cbr\u003efallen from his arms into the clutch of Death. It was the gaze of one\u003cbr\u003eimmersed in anxious thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mourners, who had just left the churchyard, awaited him by a rude\u003cbr\u003estone cross near the entrance to the church. There were six--four men, a\u003cbr\u003ewoman, and a girl. In the road close by stood the motor-car which had\u003cbr\u003ebrought them to the churchyard in the wake of the hearse, glistening\u003cbr\u003eincongruously in the grey Cornish setting of moorland and sea.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069656383728,"sku":"2940013081314","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013081314_p0.jpg?v=1763576284","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013081314","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}