{"product_id":"2940013652668","title":"Slow and Sure","description":"TABLE OF CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I.  SIX MONTHS AFTER.\u003cbr\u003e    II.  BARNUM'S MUSEUM.\u003cbr\u003e   III.  THE BURNING OF THE TENEMENT HOUSE.\u003cbr\u003e    IV.  THE POLICEMAN'S HOME.\u003cbr\u003e     V.  HOUSE HUNTING.\u003cbr\u003e    VI.  PAUL TAKES A HOUSE ON MADISON AVENUE.\u003cbr\u003e   VII.  THE HOUSE ON MADISON AVENUE.\u003cbr\u003e  VIII.  A GIFT.\u003cbr\u003e    IX.  JULIUS.\u003cbr\u003e     X.  A ROOM IN CENTRE STREET.\u003cbr\u003e    XI.  FREE LUNCH.\u003cbr\u003e   XII.  A GOOD ACTION MEETS ITS REWARD.\u003cbr\u003e  XIII.  PAUL MAKES A PURCHASE.\u003cbr\u003e   XIV.  THE SPOT UPON THE COAT.\u003cbr\u003e    XV.  SUSPICION.\u003cbr\u003e   XVI.  LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT.\u003cbr\u003e  XVII.  TRAPPED.\u003cbr\u003e XVIII.  THE VALUE OF A CLOTHES-LINE.\u003cbr\u003e   XIX.  A CURIOSITY SHOP.\u003cbr\u003e    XX.  THE DISGUISED LISTENER.\u003cbr\u003e   XXI.  A BRIGHTER PROSPECT FOR JULIUS.\u003cbr\u003e  XXII.  MARLOWE OVERTAKES HIS VICTIM.\u003cbr\u003e XXIII.  A TIMELY RESCUE.\u003cbr\u003e  XXIV.  THE POOR ARTIST.\u003cbr\u003e   XXV.  MR. TALBOT'S RETURN.\u003cbr\u003e  XXVI.  FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE SHOP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSLOW AND SURE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSIX MONTHS AFTER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's most time for Paul to come home,\" said Mrs. Hoffman. \"I must be\u003cbr\u003esetting the table for supper.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wonder how he will like my new picture,\" said Jimmy, a delicate boy\u003cbr\u003eof eight, whose refined features, thoughtful look, and high brow\u003cbr\u003eshowed that his mind by no means shared the weakness of his body.\u003cbr\u003eThough only eight years of age he already manifested a remarkable\u003cbr\u003etaste and talent for drawing, in which he had acquired surprising\u003cbr\u003eskill, considering that he had never taken lessons, but had learned\u003cbr\u003eall he knew from copying such pictures as fell in his way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Let me see your picture, Jimmy,\" said Mrs. Hoffman. \"Have you\u003cbr\u003efinished it?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe came up and looked over his shoulder. He had been engaged in\u003cbr\u003ecopying a humorous picture from the last page of _Harper's Weekly._ It\u003cbr\u003ewas an ambitious attempt on the part of so young a pupil, but he had\u003cbr\u003esucceeded remarkably well, reproducing with close fidelity the\u003cbr\u003egrotesque expressions of the figures introduced in the picture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"That is excellent, Jimmy,\" said his mother in warm commendation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe little boy looked gratified.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Do you think I will be an artist some day?\" he asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have no doubt of it,\" said his mother, \"if you can only obtain\u003cbr\u003esuitable instruction. However, there is plenty of time for that. You\u003cbr\u003eare only seven years old.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I shall be eight to-morrow,\" said Jimmy, straightening up his slender\u003cbr\u003eform with the pride which every boy feels in advancing age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"So you will. I had forgotten it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wonder whether I can earn as much money as Paul when I get as old,\"\u003cbr\u003esaid Jimmy thoughtfully. \"I don't think I can. I shan't be half as\u003cbr\u003estrong.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152653271280,"sku":"2940013652668","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013652668_p0.jpg?v=1763584068","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013652668","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}