{"product_id":"2940013243347","title":"THE YOUNG MUSICIAN","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I. A Candidate for the Poorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     II. Philip at Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     III. Nick Holden's Call\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     IV. The Auction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     V. An Alliance Against Philip\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     VI. \"A Fuss About a Fiddle\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     VII. Mr. Joe Tucker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     VIII. In the Enemy's Hands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     IX. The Poorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     X. Bad Tidings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XI. Philip's New Room\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XII. A Pauper's Meal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XIII. A Friendly Mission\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XIV. Philip Makes His Escape\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XV. Escape and Flight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XVI. A Night Adventure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XVII. A Reformed Burglar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XVIII. A Professional Engagement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XIX. New Acquaintances\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XX. A Lively Evening\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXI. Fortune Smiles Again\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXII. Rival Musicians\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXIII. An Hour of Triumph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXIV. Lorenzo Riccabocca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXV. A Change of Name\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXVI. A Promising Plan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXVII. Unexpected Honors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXVIII. A Triumphant Success\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXIX. Beset by Creditors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXX. A Timely Gift\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXI. The Professor's Flight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXII. The Race Across Fields\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXIII. The Lost Wallet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXIV. A New Business Proposal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXV. Squire Pope Is Amazed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXVI. The Pretended Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXVII. His Own Master\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXVIII. An Offer Declined\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXIX. An Ambitious Wayfarer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XL. The Indian Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXI. An Adventure in the Woods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XLII. An Indian at Last\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XLIII. A Welcome Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XLIV. A Fresh Start\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I. A CANDIDATE FOR THE POORHOUSE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As for the boy,\" said Squire Pope, with his usual autocratic air, \"I\u003cbr\u003eshall place him in the poorhouse.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"But, Benjamin,\" said gentle Mrs. Pope, who had a kindly and sympathetic\u003cbr\u003eheart, \"isn't that a little hard?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hard, Almira?\" said the squire, arching his eyebrows. \"I fail to\u003cbr\u003ecomprehend your meaning.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You know Philip has been tenderly reared, and has always had a\u003cbr\u003ecomfortable home--\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"He will have a comfortable home now, Mrs. Pope. Probably you are not\u003cbr\u003eaware that it cost the town two thousand dollars last year to maintain\u003cbr\u003ethe almshouse. I can show you the item in the town report.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't doubt it at all, husband,\" said Mrs. Pope gently. \"Of course\u003cbr\u003eyou know all about it, being a public man.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSquire Pope smiled complacently. It pleased him to be spoken of as a\u003cbr\u003epublic man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ahem! Well, yes, I believe I have no inconsiderable influence in town\u003cbr\u003eaffairs,\" he responded. \"I am on the board of selectmen, and am chairman\u003cbr\u003eof the overseers of the poor, and in that capacity I shall convey Philip\u003cbr\u003eGray to the comfortable and well-ordered institution which the town has\u003cbr\u003eset apart for the relief of paupers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't like to think of Philip as a pauper,\" said Mrs. Pope, in a\u003cbr\u003edeprecating tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What else is he?\" urged her husband. \"His father hasn't left a cent. He\u003cbr\u003enever was a good manager.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Won't the furniture sell for something, Benjamin?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It will sell for about enough to pay the funeral expenses and\u003cbr\u003eoutstanding debts-that is all.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"But it seems so hard for a boy well brought up to go to the poorhouse.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You mean well, Almira, but you let your feelings run away with you. You\u003cbr\u003emay depend upon it, it is the best thing for the boy. But I must write a\u003cbr\u003eletter in time for the mail.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSquire Pope rose from the breakfast-table and walked out of the room\u003cbr\u003ewith his usual air of importance. Not even in the privacy of the\u003cbr\u003edomestic circle did he forget his social and official importance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho was Squire Pope?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe already know that he held two important offices in the town of\u003cbr\u003eNorton. He was a portly man, and especially cultivated dignity of\u003cbr\u003edeportment. Being in easy circumstances, and even rich for the resident\u003cbr\u003eof a village, he was naturally looked up to and credited with a worldly\u003cbr\u003esagacity far beyond what he actually possessed.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162785202416,"sku":"2940013243347","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013243347_p0.jpg?v=1763578650","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013243347","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}