{"product_id":"2940013707535","title":"The Red Hand","description":"The Problem of the Fish-Hooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There can be no doubt whatever,' said Mr. Phillipps, 'that my theory is\u003cbr\u003ethe true one; these flints are prehistoric fish-hooks.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I dare say; but you know that in all probability the things were forged\u003cbr\u003ethe other day with a door-key.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stuff!' said Phillipps; 'I have some respect, Dyson, for your literary\u003cbr\u003eabilities, but your knowledge of ethnology is insignificant, or rather\u003cbr\u003enon-existent. These fish-hooks satisfy every test; they are perfectly\u003cbr\u003egenuine.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Possibly, but as I said just now, you go to work at the wrong end. You\u003cbr\u003eneglect the opportunities that confront you and await you, obvious, at\u003cbr\u003eevery corner; you positively shrink from the chance of encountering\u003cbr\u003eprimitive man in this whirling and mysterious city, and you pass the\u003cbr\u003eweary hours in your agreeable retirement of Red Lion Square fumbling\u003cbr\u003ewith bits of flint, which are, as I said, in all probability, rank\u003cbr\u003eforgeries.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhillipps took one of the little objects, and held it up in\u003cbr\u003eexasperation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Look at that ridge,' he said. 'Did you ever see such a ridge as that on\u003cbr\u003ea forgery?'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDyson merely grunted and lit his pipe and the two sat smoking in rich\u003cbr\u003esilence, watching through the open window the children in the square as\u003cbr\u003ethey flitted to and fro in the twilight of the lamps, as elusive as bats\u003cbr\u003eflying on the verge of a dark wood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Well,' said Phillipps at last, 'it is really a long time since you have\u003cbr\u003ebeen round. I suppose you have been working at your old task.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Yes,' said Dyson, 'always the chase of the phrase. I shall grow old in\u003cbr\u003ethe hunt. But it is a great consolation to meditate on the fact that\u003cbr\u003ethere are not a dozen people in England who know what style means.'","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069097427184,"sku":"2940013707535","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013707535_p0.jpg?v=1763584622","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013707535","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}