{"product_id":"2940013243644","title":"WAIT AND HOPE","description":"Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       I - Ben and His Aunt\u003cbr\u003e      II - Three Situations\u003cbr\u003e     III - At Lovell's Grounds\u003cbr\u003e      IV - The Boys' Race\u003cbr\u003e       V - Ben Wins Again\u003cbr\u003e      VI - Mr. Dobson's Visit\u003cbr\u003e     VII - Ben Gets Employment\u003cbr\u003e    VIII - Deacon Sawyer's Liberality\u003cbr\u003e      IX - Mr. Manning's Proposal\u003cbr\u003e       X - Ben's Journey\u003cbr\u003e      XI - In New York\u003cbr\u003e     XII - An Adventure\u003cbr\u003e    XIII - A Curious Old Lady\u003cbr\u003e     XIV - Prof.  Crane, The Phrenologist\u003cbr\u003e      XV - An Old Convert to Phrenology\u003cbr\u003e     XVI - Ben's Loss\u003cbr\u003e    XVII - The Strange Captor\u003cbr\u003e   XVIII - The Envelope\u003cbr\u003e     XIX - The Prize for Scholarship\u003cbr\u003e      XX - Before the Battle\u003cbr\u003e     XXI - Ben Wins at School\u003cbr\u003e    XXII - Sam's Revenge\u003cbr\u003e   XXIII - The Decoy Letter\u003cbr\u003e    XXIV - Ben Arrives in Boston\u003cbr\u003e     XXV - Sam Gives Himself Away\u003cbr\u003e    XXVI - Ben Finds a Boarding-Place\u003cbr\u003e   XXVII - Sam Attempts Strategy\u003cbr\u003e  XXVIII - Sam Praises Ben\u003cbr\u003e    XXIX - The Cunard Steamer\u003cbr\u003e     XXX - Sam Is Improved By Adversity\u003cbr\u003e    XXXI - Clouds in the Sky\u003cbr\u003e   XXXII - The Blow Falls\u003cbr\u003e  XXXIII - Ben Receives a Commission\u003cbr\u003e   XXXIV - Solomon Brief\u003cbr\u003e    XXXV - John Tremlett\u003cbr\u003e   XXXVI - A Surprising Discovery\u003cbr\u003e  XXXVII - The Dead Alive\u003cbr\u003e XXXVIII - Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen and His Aunt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive o'clock sounded from the church clock, and straightway the\u003cbr\u003estreets of Milltown were filled with men, women, and children\u003cbr\u003eissuing from the great brick factories huddled together at one\u003cbr\u003eend of the town.  Among these, two boys waked in company, James\u003cbr\u003eWatson and Ben Bradford.  They were very nearly of an age, James\u003cbr\u003ehaving just passed his fifteenth birthday, and Ben having nearly\u003cbr\u003eattained it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth boys looked sober.  Why, will appear from their\u003cbr\u003econversation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's rather hard to get out of a job just now,\" said James.\u003cbr\u003e\"Why couldn't the superintendent discharge somebody else?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I suppose it's all right,\" said Ben.  \"We were taken on last, and\u003cbr\u003ewe haven't as much claim to remain as those that have been in\u003cbr\u003ethe mill longer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't believe there was any need of discharging anybody,\"\u003cbr\u003ecomplained James.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You know business is very dull,\" said Ben, who was more\u003cbr\u003econsiderate, \"and I hear they have been losing money.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oh, well, they can stand it,\" said James.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"So can you,\" said Ben.  \"Your father is pretty well off, and\u003cbr\u003eyou won't suffer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oh, I shall have enough to eat, and so on; but I shan't have\u003cbr\u003eany spending money, and I can't get a new suit, as I expected to\u003cbr\u003ethis fall.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wish that was all I had to fear,\" said Ben; \"but you know how\u003cbr\u003eit is with me.  I don't see how Aunt Jane is going to get along\u003cbr\u003ewithout my earnings.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oh, you'll get along somehow,\" said James carelessly, for he\u003cbr\u003edid not care enough about other people's prospects to discuss\u003cbr\u003ethem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes, I guess so,\" said Ben, more cheerfully.  \"There's no use\u003cbr\u003ein worrying.  Wait and Hope--that's my motto.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You have to wait a thundering long time sometimes,\" said James.\u003cbr\u003e\"Well, good night.  Come round and see me to-morrow.  You'll\u003cbr\u003ehave plenty of time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't know about that.  I must look up something to do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I shan't.  I am going to wait till the superintendent takes me\u003cbr\u003eon again.  There's one comfort.  I can lie abed as long as I want\u003cbr\u003eto.  I won't be tied to the factory bell.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175480639728,"sku":"2940013243644","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013243644_p0.jpg?v=1763578462","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013243644","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}