{"product_id":"2940013265226","title":"FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS","description":"CHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA NEW ARRIVAL IN LAKEVILLE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSlowly through the village street walked an elderly man, with bronzed\u003cbr\u003efeatures and thin gray hair, supporting his somewhat uncertain steps by\u003cbr\u003ea stout cane. He was apparently tired, for, seeing a slight natural\u003cbr\u003eelevation under a branching elm tree, he sat down, and looked\u003cbr\u003ethoughtfully about him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well,\" he said, \"Lakeville hasn't changed much since I left it, twenty\u003cbr\u003eyears since. Has there been any change among those who are near to me? I\u003cbr\u003edon't know, but I shall soon find out. Shall I receive a welcome or not?\u003cbr\u003eThere ought to be two families to greet me, but----\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere a boy appeared on the scene, a boy of fifteen, with a sturdy\u003cbr\u003efigure and a pleasant face, whose coarse suit indicated narrow means, if\u003cbr\u003enot poverty. Seeing the old man, with instinctive politeness he doffed\u003cbr\u003ehis hat and with a pleasant smile bade him good-morning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Good-morning,\" returned the traveller, won by the boy's pleasant face\u003cbr\u003eand manner. \"If you are not in a hurry won't you sit down by me and\u003cbr\u003eanswer a few questions?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With pleasure, sir; my business isn't driving.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is Lakeville, isn't it?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes, sir.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I used to know the place--a good many years since. It hasn't grown\u003cbr\u003emuch.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082388979952,"sku":"2940013265226","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013265226_p0.jpg?v=1763579030","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013265226","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}