{"product_id":"2940013091542","title":"THE FIRM OF GIRDLESTONE","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI.        MR. JOHN HARSTON KEEPS AN APPOINTMENT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII.       CHARITY A LA MODE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII.      THOMAS GILRAY MAKES AN INVESTMENT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV.       CAPTAIN HAMILTON MIGGS OF THE \"BLACK EAGLE\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV.        MODERN ATHENIANS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI.       A RECTORIAL ELECTION.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVII.      ENGLAND VERSUS SCOTLAND.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII.     A FIRST PROFESSIONAL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIX.       A NASTY CROPPER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eX.        DWELLERS IN BOHEMIA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXI.       SENIOR AND JUNIOR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXII.      A CORNER IN DIAMONDS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIII.     SHADOW AND LIGHT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIV.      A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXV.       AN ADDITION TO THE HOUSE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVI.      THE FIRST STEP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVII.     THE LAND OF DIAMONDS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVIII.    MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIX.      NEWS FROM THE URALS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXX.       MR. HECTOR O'FLAHERTY FINDS SOMETHING IN THE PAPER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXI.      AN UNEXPECTED BLOW.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXII.     ROBBERS AND ROBBED.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXIII.    A MOMENTOUS RESOLUTION.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXIV.     A DANGEROUS PROMISE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXV.      A CHANGE OF FRONT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXVI.     BREAKING GROUND.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXVII.    MRS. SCULLY OF MORRISON'S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXVIII.   BACK IN BOHEMIA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXIX.     THE GREAT DANCE AT MORRISON'S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXX.      AT THE \"COCK AND COWSLIP\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXI.     A CRISIS AT ECCLESTON SQUARE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXII.    A CONVERSATION IN THE ECCLESTON SQUARE LIBRARY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXIII.   THE JOURNEY TO THE PRIORY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXIV.    THE MAN WITH THE CAMP-STOOL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXV.     A TALK ON THE LAWN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXVI.    THE INCIDENT OF THE CORRIDOR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXVII.   A CHASE AND A BRAWL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXVIII.  GIRDLESTONE SENDS FOR THE DOCTOR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXXXIX.    A GLEAM OF LIGHT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXL.       THE MAJOR HAS A LETTER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXLI.      THE CLOUDS GROW DARKER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXLII.     THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXLIII.    THE BAIT ON THE HOOK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXLIV.     THE SHADOW OF DEATH.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXLV       THE INVASION OF HAMPSHIRE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXLVI.     A MIDNIGHT CRUISE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXLVII     LAW AND ORDER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXLVIII.   CAPTAIN HAMILTON MIGGS SEES A VISION.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXLIX.     A VOYAGE IN A COFFIN SHIP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL.        WINDS UP THE THREAD AND TIES TWO KNOTS AT THE END.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE FIRM OF GIRDLESTONE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMR. JOHN HARSTON KEEPS AN APPOINTMENT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe approach to the offices of Girdlestone and Co. was not a very\u003cbr\u003edignified one, nor would the uninitiated who traversed it form any\u003cbr\u003econception of the commercial prosperity of the firm in question.\u003cbr\u003eClose to the corner of a broad and busy street, within a couple of\u003cbr\u003ehundred yards of Fenchurch Street Station, a narrow doorway opens into a\u003cbr\u003elong whitewashed passage.  On one side of this is a brass plate with the\u003cbr\u003einscription \"Girdlestone and Co., African Merchants,\" and above it a\u003cbr\u003ecurious hieroglyphic supposed to represent a human hand in the act of\u003cbr\u003epointing.  Following the guidance of this somewhat ghostly emblem, the\u003cbr\u003ewayfarer finds himself in a small square yard surrounded by doors, upon\u003cbr\u003eone of which the name of the firm reappears in large white letters, with\u003cbr\u003ethe word \"Push\" printed beneath it.  If he follows this laconic\u003cbr\u003einvitation he will make his way into a long, low apartment, which is the\u003cbr\u003ecounting-house of the African traders.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079181648112,"sku":"2940013091542","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013091542_p0.jpg?v=1763576267","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013091542","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}