{"product_id":"2940013850767","title":"THE TIME OF ROSES","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER                                        PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         I. Home at Last                          5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        II. The Little Mummy's Arrangements      13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       III. A Startling Meeting                  19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        IV. An Evil Genius                       28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         V. Maurice Trevor                       33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        VI. Mrs. Aylmer's Strategy               41\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       VII. The Chains Begin to Fret             48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      VIII. Bertha's Quandary                    56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        IX. A Tempting Offer                     63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e         X. The Little Mummy's Curiosity         69\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        XI. Florence's Good Angel                72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       XII. Alone in London                      80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XIII. A Weary Wait                         88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       XIV. A Blunt Question                     92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        XV. Edith Franks                         99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       XVI. On the Brink of an Abyss            106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XVII. Nearer and Nearer                   116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XVIII. A Vestige of Hope                   121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       XIX. In the Balance                      128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        XX. Rose View                           133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       XXI. An Awkward Position                 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XXII. The Story Accepted                  144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXIII. Bertha's Joy                        151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XXIV. Trevor Asks Bertha's Advice         156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       XXV. Trevor's Resolve                    162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XXVI. At Aylmer's Court                   169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXVII. Bertha's Secret                     174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XXVIII. A Smiling World                     178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XXIX. Almost Betrayed                     187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       XXX. The Telegram                        194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XXXI. Bertha Writes the Essay             199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXII. Trevor and Florence                 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XXXIII. A Tete-a-Tete                       215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXIV. Maurice Rebels                      221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XXXV. The Essay Arouses Criticism         225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXVI. A Letter from Home                  230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    XXXVII. Trevor Proposes to Florence         236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XXXVIII. At the Reception                    241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XXXIX. An Admirable Arrangement            252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        XL. Is It \"Yes\" or \"No\"?                259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       XLI. The Little Mummy in London          271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XLII. Bertha Keys Defeated                281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XLIII. Mrs. Aylmer's Will                  290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XLIV. Bertha Changes Her Tone             298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e       XLV. \"All the Roses Are Dead\"            309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      XLVI. A Denouement                        313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     XLVII. Finis                               324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE TIME OF ROSES.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHOME AT LAST.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was on a summer's evening early in the month of August that the\u003cbr\u003elittle Mummy was once again seen on the platform at Dawlish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe looked now very much like she did when we saw her of yore--slightly\u003cbr\u003ebroadened, it is true, by the added years, but she still wore somewhat\u003cbr\u003erusty widow's black, and her face still had that half-anxious,\u003cbr\u003ehalf-comical expression, which made people turn to look at her with\u003cbr\u003esomething between a smile and a sigh. She was commonplace and plain, and\u003cbr\u003eyet in one sense she was neither commonplace nor plain. She had a\u003cbr\u003echaracter, and that character had developed during the last few years,\u003cbr\u003eand rather for the better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were very few passengers on the platform, and the little woman\u003cbr\u003epaced up and down, thinking to herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"She is coming home at last. I don't know whether I am glad or sorry. I\u003cbr\u003ewonder what sort of girl Miss Sharston is. She has been very kind to\u003cbr\u003eFlorence; but it was rash of Florence to invite her. Still, I suppose\u003cbr\u003ewe shall be able to manage all right.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust then the signal announcing the approaching train was lowered, and a\u003cbr\u003emoment or two later the said train drew up at the platform and one or\u003cbr\u003etwo passengers alighted. Amongst these was a tall, well-set-up,\u003cbr\u003edark-eyed girl, and accompanying her was another girl, who was not so\u003cbr\u003etall and was very slender, with an ethereal sort of face, and large,\u003cbr\u003espeaking grey eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tall girl rushed up to where the little Mummy was standing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here I am, Mummy,\" she said, \"and this is Kitty, and we are both tired\u003cbr\u003eand hungry, and glad to see you again. Is there any sort of trap for our\u003cbr\u003eluggage, or can the porter take it and shall we walk to the cottage?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The cottage is just as small as ever it was, Florence,\" replied the\u003cbr\u003elittle Mummy. \"Oh, I am so glad to see you, Miss Sharston.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147655659760,"sku":"2940013850767","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013850767_p0.jpg?v=1763595521","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013850767","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}