{"product_id":"2940013693081","title":"On Forsyte 'Change","description":"In the year 1821 'Superior Dosset' Forsyte came to Town--if not\u003cbr\u003eprecisely on a milk-white pony.  According to the testimony of Aunt\u003cbr\u003eAnn, noted for precision, to young Jolyon on holiday from Eton, the\u003cbr\u003emigration from Bosport was in fact tribal and effected in two post-\u003cbr\u003eshays and the Highflyer coach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It was after our dear Mother's death, and our father--that is your\u003cbr\u003egrandfather, Jo dear,--was very taciturn on the journey; he was\u003cbr\u003enever a man who showed his feelings.  I had your Aunt Susan in\u003cbr\u003earms, and your Uncle Timothy--two years old, such an interesting\u003cbr\u003echild, in the first post-shay with your grandfather.  And your dear\u003cbr\u003efather, he was so dependable and very like you--he must have been\u003cbr\u003efifteen then, just your age--he had your Aunts Juley and Hester\u003cbr\u003ewith him and your Uncle Nicholas, who was four, in the second post-\u003cbr\u003eshay; and your Uncles James and Swithin and Roger were on the\u003cbr\u003ecoach.  I am afraid Swithin was very naughty with his pea-shooter\u003cbr\u003eon the journey.  We started early in the morning, and we all went\u003cbr\u003efor the night to your Great-Uncle Edgar's at Primrose Hill.  I\u003cbr\u003eremember he still wore knee-breeches and a very large bunch of\u003cbr\u003eseals.  Of course, WE were all in black.  Your grandfather wore\u003cbr\u003eblack for two years after our dear mother's death; he felt it very\u003cbr\u003emuch, though he never said anything.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What was he like, Auntie?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Strongly-built, my dear, with a high colour.  In those days they\u003cbr\u003edrank a great deal of wine, especially Madeira.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"But what was he?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"He began as a mason, dear.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A Freemason?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Not at first.  A stonemason.  You see, HIS father was a farmer,\u003cbr\u003eand he apprenticed your grandfather to a stonemason, so that he\u003cbr\u003eshould learn all about building.  I think it was a very wise\u003cbr\u003edecision, because in those days there were such opportunities for\u003cbr\u003ebuilders, so your grandfather soon made his way.  He was becoming\u003cbr\u003equite a warm man when we came to London.\"  And Aunt Ann's shrewd\u003cbr\u003eeyes appraised her nephew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe had risen, and was standing, slender in his first tailcoat,\u003cbr\u003eagainst the mantelpiece, looking downward at his boots.  Elegant\u003cbr\u003ethe dear boy looked, but a little embarrassed, as if his nerves had\u003cbr\u003ereceived a shock.  Of course, he was at Eton among the nobility.\u003cbr\u003eAnd she said with decision:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We should never be ashamed of our origin, dear Jo.  The Forsytes\u003cbr\u003eare very good country stock, and have always been men of their\u003cbr\u003eword, and that is the great thing.  And our dear mother was a lady\u003cbr\u003ein every respect.  Her name was Pierce--a Devonshire family--and\u003cbr\u003eshe was the daughter of a solicitor at Bosport who was very\u003cbr\u003erespected.  He died bankrupt because his partner ran away with some\u003cbr\u003efunds, and all his fortune went to make up the loss.  She had a\u003cbr\u003esweet face and was most particular how we spoke and behaved.  This\u003cbr\u003eis her miniature.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Jolyon moved over and saw an oval face with fair hair parted\u003cbr\u003ein the middle and drawn in curves across the forehead, dark grey\u003cbr\u003eeyes looking up at him from rather deep beneath the brows, a chin\u003cbr\u003ewith a delicate point, and shoulders shrouded in lace.","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083151491312,"sku":"2940013693081","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013693081_p0.jpg?v=1763597285","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013693081","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}