{"product_id":"2940013392564","title":"PENROD AND SAM","description":"Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I.     Penrod and Sam\u003cbr\u003e     II.    The Bonded Prisoner\u003cbr\u003e     III.   The Militarist\u003cbr\u003e     IV.    Bingism\u003cbr\u003e     V.     The In-Or-In\u003cbr\u003e     VI.    Georgie Becomes a Member\u003cbr\u003e     VII.   Whitey\u003cbr\u003e     VIII.  Salvage\u003cbr\u003e     IX.    Reward of Merit\u003cbr\u003e     X.     Conscience\u003cbr\u003e     XI.    The Tonic\u003cbr\u003e     XII.   Gipsy\u003cbr\u003e     XIII.  Concerning Trousers\u003cbr\u003e     XIV.   Camera Work in the Jungle\u003cbr\u003e     XV.    A Model Letter to a Friend\u003cbr\u003e     XVI.   Wednesday Madness\u003cbr\u003e     XVII.  Penrod's Busy Day\u003cbr\u003e     XVIII. On Account of the Weather\u003cbr\u003e     XIX.   Creative Art\u003cbr\u003e     XX.    The Departing Guest\u003cbr\u003e     XXI.   Yearnings\u003cbr\u003e     XXII.  The Horn of Fame\u003cbr\u003e     XXIII. The Party\u003cbr\u003e     XXIV.  The Heart of Marjorie Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I. PENROD AND SAM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been\u003cbr\u003esevere outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres\u003cbr\u003ewere of wood; the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a\u003cbr\u003egame called \"bonded pris'ner\" by its inventors, Masters Penrod Schofield\u003cbr\u003eand Samuel Williams. The pastime was not intricate. When two enemies\u003cbr\u003emet, they fenced spectacularly until the person of one or the other was\u003cbr\u003etouched by the opposing weapon; then, when the ensuing claims of foul\u003cbr\u003eplay had been disallowed and the subsequent argument settled, the\u003cbr\u003ecombatant touched was considered to be a prisoner until such time as\u003cbr\u003ehe might be touched by the hilt of a sword belonging to one of his own\u003cbr\u003eparty, which effected his release and restored to him the full enjoyment\u003cbr\u003eof hostile activity. Pending such rescue, however, he was obliged to\u003cbr\u003eaccompany the forces of his captor whithersoever their strategical\u003cbr\u003enecessities led them, which included many strange places. For the game\u003cbr\u003ewas exciting, and, at its highest pitch, would sweep out of an alley\u003cbr\u003einto a stable, out of that stable and into a yard, out of that yard and\u003cbr\u003einto a house, and through that house with the sound (and effect upon\u003cbr\u003efurniture) of trampling herds. In fact, this very similarity must have\u003cbr\u003ebeen in the mind of the distressed coloured woman in Mrs. Williams's\u003cbr\u003ekitchen, when she declared that she might \"jes' as well try to cook\u003cbr\u003eright spang in the middle o' the stock-yards.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082698506480,"sku":"2940013392564","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013392564_p0.jpg?v=1763580323","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013392564","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}