{"product_id":"2940013694040","title":"The Quest of Youth","description":"A stately chamber, high, spacious and luxuriously furnished, from\u003cbr\u003epriceless rugs on polished floor to richly carven ceiling; an elegant\u003cbr\u003echamber of an exquisite, almost feminine, refinement; yet nothing was\u003cbr\u003ethere so stately, so elegant, so altogether exquisite and supremely\u003cbr\u003erefined as the gentleman who sat reading in the deep elbow chair beside\u003cbr\u003ethe open lattice; a tall, handsome gentleman whose garments, each a\u003cbr\u003emiracle of sartorial achievement, clung to his shapely figure as if\u003cbr\u003ethey loved him, and whose pale, delicately featured face, adorned with\u003cbr\u003eglossy whiskers à la mode, bore the proud stamp of birth and high\u003cbr\u003ebreeding and might have been commanding by reason of its clean-cut line\u003cbr\u003eof nose and chin, but for the droop of over-sensitive lips, lack-lustre\u003cbr\u003eeyes and general air of weariness and languor.  Indeed, Sir Marmaduke,\u003cbr\u003eAnthony, Ashley, John de la Pole Vane-Temperly looked precisely what he\u003cbr\u003ewas, to wit--the last and very finest of a long line of fine gentlemen,\u003cbr\u003ebored to extinction with everything in general and himself in\u003cbr\u003eparticular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA soft rapping at the door, and a discreet, gentleman-like person\u003cbr\u003eentered softly, coughed delicately behind a finger and stood bowing\u003cbr\u003euntil the student condescended to become aware of him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes, Paxton?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gentleman's gentleman bowed a little lower and murmured:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Doctor Robert Wotherspoon, sir.  Are you in, sir?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Marmaduke sighed, closed book on slim finger and inclined his head\u003cbr\u003elanguidly, whereat Paxton bowed himself out and presently returned to\u003cbr\u003eannounce:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Doctor Wotherspoon!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardly was the name uttered than in upon the chaste seclusion of that\u003cbr\u003estately apartment strode a shortish, thick-set man with a stamp of\u003cbr\u003eheavy boots, a jingle of rusty spurs and swirl of spattered coat tails,\u003cbr\u003ea heavy-breathing man who tossed whip and weather-beaten hat at a chair\u003cbr\u003e(which they missed) and stumping up to Sir Marmaduke, halted to stare\u003cbr\u003edown at him, legs wide apart and square chin in hairy fist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tongue!\" he snorted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My dear Bob!\" exclaimed Sir Marmaduke, recoiling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Show it!\" vociferated the doctor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My good Robert!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pulse!\" and Sir Marmaduke's arm was seized and masterful fingers\u003cbr\u003eforced themselves beneath delicate, frilled wristband, all in a moment.\u003cbr\u003e\"Now, p'tout y'r tongue!\" barked Dr. Wotherspoon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gad so, Bob--you mistake, I--\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Not a bit, Tony--y'r bilious!  'S liver!  Eating too much!  Doing too\u003cbr\u003elittle!\"","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068912812272,"sku":"2940013694040","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013694040_p0.jpg?v=1763584465","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013694040","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}