{"product_id":"2940014374330","title":"The People Of The River: An Adventure, Fiction and Literature, History, Short Story Collection Classic By Edgar Wallace! AAA+++","description":"Excerpt:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I, too, saw you in a dream,\" said Bosambo; \"therefore I arose to meet you, for M'laka, the king of the Lesser Isisi, is like a brother to me.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eM'laka, who never took his eyes from the brass-coated cylinder, had an inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This much I beg of you, master and lord,\" he said; \"this I ask, my brother, that my men may be allowed to come into your city and make joyful sacrifices, for that is the custom.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBosambo scratched his chin reflectively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This I grant,\" he said; \"yet every man shall leave his spear, stuck head downwards into earth--which is our custom before sacrifice.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eM'laka shifted his feet awkwardly. He made the two little double-shuffle steps which native men make when they are embarrassed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBosambo's hand went slowly to the tripod.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It shall be as you command,\" said M'laka hastily; and gave the order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix hundred dejected men, unarmed, filed through the village street, and on either side of them marched....","brand":"BDP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170964422896,"sku":"2940014374330","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014374330_p0.jpg?v=1763607314","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014374330","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}