{"product_id":"2940013756410","title":"The Fearsome Touch of Death","description":"_Old Adam Farrel lay dead in the house wherein he had lived alone\u003cbr\u003efor the last twenty years. A silent, churlish recluse, in his life he\u003cbr\u003ehad known no friends, and only two men had watched his passing._\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Stein rose and glanced out the window into the gathering dusk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You think you can spend the night here, then?\" he asked his\u003cbr\u003ecompanion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis man, Falred by name, assented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes, certainly. I guess it's up to me.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rather a useless and primitive custom, sitting up with the dead,\"\u003cbr\u003ecommented the doctor, preparing to depart, \"but I suppose in common\u003cbr\u003edecency we will have to bow to precedence. Maybe I can find someone\u003cbr\u003ewho'll come over here and help you with your vigil.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFalred shrugged his shoulders. \"I doubt it. Farrel wasn't liked--\u003cbr\u003ewasn't known by many people. I scarcely knew him myself, but I don't\u003cbr\u003emind sitting up with the corpse.\"","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079662715120,"sku":"2940013756410","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013756410_p0.jpg?v=1763589855","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013756410","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}