{"product_id":"2940013198814","title":"The Weapons of Mystery","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. INTRODUCES THE WRITER AND OTHERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII. CHRISTMAS EVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII. CHRISTMAS MORNING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV. VOLTAIRE'S STORY OF THE EAST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV. CHRISTMAS NIGHT--THE FORGING OF THE CHAIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI. AFTERWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVII. DREARWATER POND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII. DARKNESS AND LIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIX. THE HALL GHOST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eX. THE COMING OF THE NIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXI. DARK DREAMS AND NIGHT SHADOWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXII. A MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIII. A MESMERIST'S SPELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIV. GOD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXV. BEGINNING TO SEARCH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVI. STRUGGLING FOR VICTORY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVII. USING THE ENEMY'S WEAPONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVIII. NEARING THE END\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIX. THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCES THE WRITER AND OTHERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy story begins on the morning of December 18, 18--, while sitting at\u003cbr\u003ebreakfast. Let it be understood before we go further that I was a\u003cbr\u003ebachelor living in lodgings. I had been left an orphan just before I\u003cbr\u003ecame of age, and was thus cast upon the world at a time when it is\u003cbr\u003eextremely dangerous for young men to be alone. Especially was it so in\u003cbr\u003emy case, owing to the fact that at twenty-one I inherited a considerable\u003cbr\u003efortune. One thing saved me from ruin, viz. a passionate love for\u003cbr\u003eliterature, which led me to make it my profession. I had at the time of\u003cbr\u003emy story been following the bent of my inclinations for two years with a\u003cbr\u003efair amount of success, and was regarded by those who knew me as a lucky\u003cbr\u003efellow. That is all I think I need say concerning myself prior to the\u003cbr\u003etime when my story opens, except to tell my name; but that will drop out\u003cbr\u003every soon. I had not made very great inroads into the omelette my\u003cbr\u003elandlady had prepared for me when I heard the postman's knock, and soon\u003cbr\u003eafter a servant entered with a letter. One only. I had expected at least\u003cbr\u003ehalf-a-dozen, but only one lay on the tray before me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Are you sure this is all, Jane?\" I asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Quite sure, sir,\" said Jane, smiling, and then with a curtsey she took\u003cbr\u003eher leave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe envelope was addressed in a bold hand-writing to--","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082377019632,"sku":"2940013198814","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013198814_p0.jpg?v=1763577884","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013198814","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}