{"product_id":"2940013521810","title":"GRITLI'S CHILDREN","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      I. AT THE COUNTRY-HOUSE ON THE RHINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     II. IN THE DOCTOR'S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    III. IN THE VILLAGE AND IN THE SCHOOL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     IV. FARTHER PROCEEDINGS AT BUCHBERG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      V. ON OAK-RIDGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     VI. AUNTY IS IN DEMAND AGAIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    VII. WHAT OSCAR FOUNDED AND WHAT EMMA PLANNED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   VIII. AT SUNSET\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     IX. A LAST JOURNEY AND A FIRST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      I. THE NEW HOME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     II. A JOURNEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    III. ON THE BEAUTIFUL RHINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     IV. IN THE FISHERMAN'S HUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      V. GREAT PREPARATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     VI. ANXIETY AT ROSEMOUNT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    VII. AN UNEXPECTED TERMINATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   VIII. THE HAPPY END\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME ONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAT THE COUNTRY-HOUSE ON THE RHINE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe golden sunshine of a glorious June morning flooded the roses of the\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful garden that surrounded a handsome stone villa on the banks of\u003cbr\u003ethe Rhine. A thousand sweet perfumes borne upon the gentle breeze\u003cbr\u003emounted like incense to the open windows, and sought entrance there.\u003cbr\u003eFrom a great basin in the middle of the garden, a slender shaft of water\u003cbr\u003erose straight up into the blue sky, and then fell plashing back,\u003cbr\u003esprinkling the flowers and the grass with sparkling moisture. Gay\u003cbr\u003ebutterflies fluttered hither and thither, sipping sweets from the\u003cbr\u003ehoney-laden flowers. Under the trees stood marble statues gleaming white\u003cbr\u003ethrough the shadows; and seats in sheltered nooks invited the loiterer\u003cbr\u003eto rest and listen to the concert of the myriad birds that made their\u003cbr\u003ehappy homes in this paradise of summer beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the closed window of one of the upper rooms of this delightful house\u003cbr\u003esat a little maiden, pressing her pale face against the wide, clear\u003cbr\u003eglass, as she peered out with longing eyes over the roses, toward the\u003cbr\u003ewavering fountain, and into the depths of the trees, whose graceful\u003cbr\u003ebranches stirred in the light breeze. Her gaze passed over the shining\u003cbr\u003eflowers and the green terraces of the sunny garden, and rested far away\u003cbr\u003eon the glistening waves of the fast-flowing Rhine, that ran past the\u003cbr\u003efoot of the garden, bathing caressingly the long over-hanging branches\u003cbr\u003eof the old linden trees as it passed along. The rich foliage of the\u003cbr\u003etrees by the river-side was visible from the windows of the house; but\u003cbr\u003enot the stone bench which stood in the cool shade, so close to the water\u003cbr\u003ethat one could look from it directly down into the eddying waves, and\u003cbr\u003ewatch the drooping branches dip and rise again and again, as if in pure\u003cbr\u003edelight. What a spot for summer dreaming and castle-building! The pale\u003cbr\u003echild at the window knew the place well; and as her eyes turned in that\u003cbr\u003edirection, the expression of longing grew more and more painful as she\u003cbr\u003egazed.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079509360880,"sku":"2940013521810","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013521810_p0.jpg?v=1763582346","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013521810","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}