{"product_id":"2940013300378","title":"Jeff Benson","description":"CHAPTER ONE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOUR HERO INTRODUCED WITH SOME OF HIS FRIENDS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poor schoolmaster named Benson died, not long ago, in a little town on\u003cbr\u003ethe south-east coast of England, which shall be called Cranby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe left an only son, Jeffrey, and an elder brother, Jacob, to mourn his\u003cbr\u003eloss.  The son mourned for his father profoundly, for he loved him much.\u003cbr\u003eThe brother mourned him moderately, for he was a close-fisted,\u003cbr\u003ehard-hearted, stern man of the law, whose little soul, enclosed in a\u003cbr\u003elarge body, had not risen to the conception of any nobler aim in life\u003cbr\u003ethan the acquisition of wealth, or any higher enjoyment than a social\u003cbr\u003eevening with men like himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe son Jeffrey was a free-and-easy, hearty, good-natured lad, with an\u003cbr\u003eovergrown and handsome person, an enthusiastic spirit, a strong will,\u003cbr\u003eand a thorough belief in his own ability to achieve anything to which he\u003cbr\u003echose to set his mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUp to the time of his father's death, Jeff's main idea of the desirable\u003cbr\u003ein life was--_fun_!  Fun in all its more innocent phases seemed to him\u003cbr\u003ethe sum of what was wanted by man.  He had experienced it in all its\u003cbr\u003escholastic forms ever since he was a little boy; and even when, at the\u003cbr\u003emature age of fifteen, he was promoted to the rank of usher in his\u003cbr\u003efather's school, his chief source of solace and relaxation was the old\u003cbr\u003eplay-ground, where he naturally reigned supreme, being the best runner,\u003cbr\u003erower, wrestler, jumper, gymnast, and, generally, the best fellow in the\u003cbr\u003eschool.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068739600624,"sku":"2940013300378","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013300378_p0.jpg?v=1763579576","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013300378","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}