{"product_id":"2940014465724","title":"MRS. TREE'S WILL","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. THE WILL ITSELF 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII. WHAT THE MEN SAID 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII. WHAT THE WOMEN SAID 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV. MOSTLY GOSSIP 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV. IN MISS PENNY'S SHOP 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI. THE SORROWS OF MR. HOMER 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVII. CONCHOLOGY AND OTHER THINGS 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII. MR. PINDAR 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIX. \"QUAND ON CONSPIRE\" 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eX. A PLEASANT HOUR 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXI. SPINNING YARNS 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXII. MISS WAX AT HOME 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIII. THE SORROWS OF MR. PINDAR 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXIV. THE DRAMATIC MOMENT 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXV. AFTER ALL! 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVI. MARRIAGE BELLS 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVII. THE LAST WORD 309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'HOMER HOLLOPETER,' SHE SAID, 'WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS VILLAGE?'\"\u003cbr\u003e_FRONTISPIECE_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'GOOD MORNING, SETH!' SAID THE LITTLE MINISTER\" 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"AS HE HELD THE CANDLE HIGH, ITS WAVERING LIGHT FELL ON THE COUNTENANCE\u003cbr\u003eOF THE STRANGER\" 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"'BILE IN, SALEM!' SAID SETH WEAVER, 'YOU AIN'T FORGOT, HAVE YE?'\" 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMRS. TREE'S WILL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE WILL ITSELF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Suppose you tell me all about it, Mr. Hollopeter!\" said Mr. Bliss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Homer Hollopeter sighed deeply; wiped his brow with a\u003cbr\u003esky-blue article, evidently under the impression that it was a\u003cbr\u003epocket-handkerchief; sighed again yet more deeply on perceiving that it\u003cbr\u003ewas a necktie; put it back in his pocket, and looked plaintively at the\u003cbr\u003eminister.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I should be pleased to do so, Mr. Bliss,\" he said. \"It would be--a\u003cbr\u003erelief; a--an unburdening; an--outlet to imprisoned nature.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You see,\" the little minister went on soothingly, \"our dear old\u003cbr\u003efriend's death occurring while I was away, and I returning only just in\u003cbr\u003etime for the funeral, I have not really heard the particulars yet. I\u003cbr\u003emight--that is--Mrs. Weight kindly called on me last evening, probably\u003cbr\u003ewith a view to giving me some information, but I was unable to see her,\u003cbr\u003eand I should prefer to hear from you how it all happened.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes--a--yes!\" said Mr. Homer, nervously. \"Mrs. Weight is a--a\u003cbr\u003eperson--a--in short, she is a person not connected with the family.\u003cbr\u003eWell, Mr. Bliss, the end came very suddenly; very suddenly indeed. It\u003cbr\u003ewas a great shock; a great--blow; a great--unsettling of the equilibrium\u003cbr\u003eof daily life. The village has never known such a sensation, sir,\u003cbr\u003enever.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mrs. Tree died in the evening, I believe?\" said Mr. Bliss.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146069131504,"sku":"2940014465724","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014465724_p0.jpg?v=1763609501","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014465724","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}