{"product_id":"2940013762275","title":"The Kit-Bag","description":"When the words 'Not Guilty' sounded through the crowded courtroom that\u003cbr\u003edark December afternoon, Arthur Wilbraham, the great criminal KC, and\u003cbr\u003eleader for the triumphant defence, was represented by his junior; but\u003cbr\u003eJohnson, his private secretary, carried the verdict across to his\u003cbr\u003echambers like lightning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's what we expected, I think,' said the barrister, without emotion;\u003cbr\u003e'and, personally, I am glad the case is over.' There was no particular\u003cbr\u003esign of pleasure that his defence of John Turk, the murderer, on a plea\u003cbr\u003eof insanity, had been successful, for no doubt he felt, as everybody who\u003cbr\u003ehad watched the case felt, that no man had ever better deserved the\u003cbr\u003egallows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I'm glad too,' said Johnson. He had sat in the court for ten days\u003cbr\u003ewatching the face of the man who had carried out with callous detail one\u003cbr\u003eof the most brutal and cold-blooded murders of recent years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe counsel glanced up at his secretary. They were more than employer and\u003cbr\u003eemployed; for family and other reasons, they were friends. 'Ah, I\u003cbr\u003eremember; yes,' he said with a kind smile, 'and you want to get away for\u003cbr\u003eChristmas? You're going to skate and ski in the Alps, aren't you? If I\u003cbr\u003ewas your age I'd come with you.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohnson laughed shortly. He was a young man of twenty-six, with a\u003cbr\u003edelicate face like a girl's. 'I can catch the morning boat now,' he said;\u003cbr\u003e'but that's not the reason I'm glad the trial is over. I'm glad it's over\u003cbr\u003ebecause I've seen the last of that man's dreadful face. It positively\u003cbr\u003ehaunted me. Bat white skin, with the black hair brushed low over the\u003cbr\u003eforehead, is a thing I shall never forget, and the description of the way\u003cbr\u003ethe dismembered body was crammed and packed with lime into that--'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Don't dwell on it, my dear fellow,' interrupted the other, looking at\u003cbr\u003ehim curiously out of his keen eyes, 'don't think about it. Such pictures\u003cbr\u003ehave a trick of coming back when one least wants them.' He paused a\u003cbr\u003emoment. 'Now go,' he added presently, 'and enjoy your holiday. I shall\u003cbr\u003ewant all your energy for my Parliamentary work when you get back. And\u003cbr\u003edon't break your neck skiing.'","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145777725680,"sku":"2940013762275","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013762275_p0.jpg?v=1763589936","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013762275","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}