{"product_id":"2940013550490","title":"THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     1 The Egg\u003cbr\u003e     2 The Topless Tower\u003cbr\u003e     3 The Queen Cook\u003cbr\u003e     4 Two Bazaars\u003cbr\u003e     5 The Temple\u003cbr\u003e     6 Doing Good\u003cbr\u003e     7 Mews from Persia\u003cbr\u003e     8 The Cats, the Cow, and the Burglar\u003cbr\u003e     9 The Burglar's Bride\u003cbr\u003e     10 The Hole in the Carpet\u003cbr\u003e     11 The Beginning of the End\u003cbr\u003e     12 The End of the End\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1. THE EGG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt began with the day when it was almost the Fifth of November, and a\u003cbr\u003edoubt arose in some breast--Robert's, I fancy--as to the quality of the\u003cbr\u003efireworks laid in for the Guy Fawkes celebration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'They were jolly cheap,' said whoever it was, and I think it was Robert,\u003cbr\u003e'and suppose they didn't go off on the night? Those Prosser kids would\u003cbr\u003ehave something to snigger about then.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The ones _I_ got are all right,' Jane said; 'I know they are, because\u003cbr\u003ethe man at the shop said they were worth thribble the money--'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I'm sure thribble isn't grammar,' Anthea said.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Of course it isn't,' said Cyril; 'one word can't be grammar all by\u003cbr\u003eitself, so you needn't be so jolly clever.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthea was rummaging in the corner-drawers of her mind for a very\u003cbr\u003edisagreeable answer, when she remembered what a wet day it was, and how\u003cbr\u003ethe boys had been disappointed of that ride to London and back on the\u003cbr\u003etop of the tram, which their mother had promised them as a reward for\u003cbr\u003enot having once forgotten, for six whole days, to wipe their boots on\u003cbr\u003ethe mat when they came home from school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo Anthea only said, 'Don't be so jolly clever yourself, Squirrel. And\u003cbr\u003ethe fireworks look all right, and you'll have the eightpence that your\u003cbr\u003etram fares didn't cost to-day, to buy something more with. You ought to\u003cbr\u003eget a perfectly lovely Catharine wheel for eightpence.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I daresay,' said Cyril, coldly; 'but it's not YOUR eightpence anyhow--'","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152649601264,"sku":"2940013550490","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013550490_p0.jpg?v=1763582688","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013550490","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}