{"product_id":"2940013775688","title":"The Great Staircase at Landover Hall","description":"I was spending a few days in the little village of Landover, simply\u003cbr\u003efor the purpose of enjoying the beautiful scenery of the neighborhood.\u003cbr\u003eI had come up from Mexico because the weather was growing too warm in\u003cbr\u003ethat region, and I was glad of the chance to vary my interesting and\u003cbr\u003esometimes exciting travels with a little rest in the midst of this\u003cbr\u003erural quiet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was early summer, and I had started out for an afternoon walk,\u003cbr\u003ewhen, just upon the outskirts of the village, my attention was\u003cbr\u003eattracted by a little group at a gateway which opened upon the road.\u003cbr\u003eThere were two women and an elderly man. The women appeared to be\u003cbr\u003etaking leave of the man, and one of them frequently put her\u003cbr\u003ehandkerchief to her eyes. I walked slowly, because I did not wish to\u003cbr\u003eintrude upon what seemed to be an affecting leave-taking; so when I\u003cbr\u003ereached the gate the women had gone, but the man was still standing\u003cbr\u003ethere, looking after them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlancing over the low fence, I saw a very pretty grove, apparently not\u003cbr\u003ewell kept, and some distance back, among the trees, a large, old\u003cbr\u003ehouse. The man was looking at me with a curiosity which country people\u003cbr\u003enaturally betray when they see a stranger, and, as I was glad to have\u003cbr\u003esomeone to talk to, I stopped.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Is this one of the old family mansions of Landover?\" I asked. He was\u003cbr\u003ea good-looking man, with the air of a head gardener.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is not one of them, sir,\" he answered; \"it is the only one in the\u003cbr\u003evillage. It is called Landover Hall, and the other houses growed up\u003cbr\u003earound it.\"","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181945766128,"sku":"2940013775688","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013775688_p0.jpg?v=1763590105","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013775688","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}