{"product_id":"2940013332584","title":"WITHIN AN INCH OF HIS LIFE","description":"FIRST PART--FIRE AT VALPINSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese were the facts:--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the night from the 22nd to the 23rd of June, 1871, towards one\u003cbr\u003eo'clock in the morning, the Paris suburb of Sauveterre, the principal\u003cbr\u003eand most densely populated suburb of that pretty town, was startled by\u003cbr\u003ethe furious gallop of a horse on its ill-paved streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA number of peaceful citizens rushed to the windows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dark night allowed these only to see a peasant in his shirt sleeves,\u003cbr\u003eand bareheaded, who belabored a large gray mare, on which he rode\u003cbr\u003ebareback, with his heels and a huge stick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis man, after having passed the suburbs, turned into National Street,\u003cbr\u003eformerly Imperial Street, crossed New-Market Square, and stopped at last\u003cbr\u003ebefore the fine house which stands at the corner of Castle Street.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was the house of the mayor of Sauveterre, M. Seneschal, a former\u003cbr\u003elawyer, and now a member of the general council.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving alighted, the peasant seized the bell-knob, and began to ring so\u003cbr\u003efuriously, that, in a few moments, the whole house was in an uproar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA minute later, a big, stout servant-man, his eyes heavy with sleep,\u003cbr\u003ecame and opened the door, and then cried out in an angry voice,--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Who are you, my man? What do you want? Have you taken too much wine?\u003cbr\u003eDon't you know at whose house you are making such a row?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wish to see the mayor,\" replied the peasant instantly. \"Wake him up!\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079490519280,"sku":"2940013332584","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013332584_p0.jpg?v=1763579568","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013332584","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}