{"product_id":"2940013416048","title":"MY HOME IN THE FIELD OF HONOUR","description":"I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe third week in July found a very merry gathering at the Chateau de\u003cbr\u003eVilliers. (Villiers is our summer home situated near Marne River, sixty\u003cbr\u003emiles or an hour by train to Paris.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing, I think, could have been farther from thoughts than the idea of\u003cbr\u003ewar. Our May Wilson Preston, the artist; Mrs. Chase, the editor of a\u003cbr\u003ewell-known woman's magazine; Hugues Delorme, the French artist; and\u003cbr\u003enumerous other guests, discussed the theatre and the \"Caillaux case\"\u003cbr\u003efrom every conceivable point of view, and their conversations were only\u003cbr\u003einterrupted by serious attempts to prove their national superiority at\u003cbr\u003ebridge, and long delightful walks in the park.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs I look back now over those cheerful times, I can distinctly remember\u003cbr\u003eone bright sunny morning, when after a half-hour's climbing we reached\u003cbr\u003ethe highest spot on our property.  Very warm and a trifle out of breath\u003cbr\u003ewe sought shelter beneath a big purple beech, and I can still hear H.\u003cbr\u003eexplaining to Mrs. Chase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Below you on the right runs the Marne, and over there, beyond those\u003cbr\u003ehills, do you see that long straight line of trees?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well, that's the road that lead's from Paris to Metz!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt that moment I'm confident he hadn't the slightest _arriere pensee_.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Monday, the 27th, Mrs. Preston, having decided to take her leave, I\u003cbr\u003edetermined to accompany her to Paris.  Several members of the house\u003cbr\u003eparty joined us, leaving H. and a half-dozen friends at Villiers.  We\u003cbr\u003etook an early morning train, and wrapped in our newspapers we were\u003cbr\u003erolling peacefully towards the capital when someone called out, \"For\u003cbr\u003eHeaven's sake, look at those funny soldiers!\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082832593136,"sku":"2940013416048","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013416048_p0.jpg?v=1763581205","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013416048","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}