{"product_id":"2940013365865","title":"HECTOR'S INHERITANCE","description":"HECTOR'S INHERITANCE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I. MR. ROSCOE RECEIVES TWO LETTERS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Roscoe rang the bell, and, in answer, a servant entered the library,\u003cbr\u003ewhere he sat before a large and commodious desk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Has the mail yet arrived?\" he asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes, sir; John has just come back from the village.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Go at once and bring me the letters and papers, if there are any.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn bowed and withdrew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Roscoe walked to the window, and looked thoughtfully out upon a\u003cbr\u003esmooth, luxuriant lawn and an avenue of magnificent trees, through which\u003cbr\u003ecarriages were driven to what was popularly known as Castle Roscoe.\u003cbr\u003eEverything, even to the luxuriously appointed room in which he sat,\u003cbr\u003eindicated wealth and the ease which comes from affluence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Roscoe looked around him with exultation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"And all this may be mine,\" he said to himself, \"if I am only bold. What\u003cbr\u003eis it old Pindar says? 'Boldness is the beginning of victory.' I have\u003cbr\u003eforgotten nearly all I learned in school, but I remember that. There is\u003cbr\u003esome risk, perhaps, but not much, and I owe something to my son---\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was interrupted by the entrance of the servant with a small leather\u003cbr\u003ebag, which was used to hold mail matter, going from or coming to the\u003cbr\u003ehouse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe servant unlocked the bag, and emptied the contents on the desk.\u003cbr\u003eThere were three or four papers and two letters. It was the last which\u003cbr\u003eattracted Mr. Roscoe's attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe will take the liberty of looking over Mr. Roscoe's shoulder as he\u003cbr\u003ereads the first. It ran as follows:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"DEAR SIR:-I am in receipt of your favor, asking my terms for boarding\u003cbr\u003epupils. For pupils of fifteen or over, I charge five hundred dollars per\u003cbr\u003eyear, which is not a large sum considering the exceptional advantages\u003cbr\u003epresented by Inglewood School. My pupils are from the best families,\u003cbr\u003eand enjoy a liberal table. Moreover, I employ competent teachers, and\u003cbr\u003eguarantee rapid progress, when the student is of good, natural capacity,\u003cbr\u003eand willing to work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I think you will agree with me that it is unwise to economize when the\u003cbr\u003eproper training of a youth is in question, and that a cheap school is\u003cbr\u003elittle better than no school at all.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147521900784,"sku":"2940013365865","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013365865_p0.jpg?v=1763580255","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013365865","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}