{"product_id":"2940014789950","title":"THE MONKEY'S PAW","description":"I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam\u003cbr\u003eVilla the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly.  Father and son\u003cbr\u003ewere at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving\u003cbr\u003eradical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils\u003cbr\u003ethat it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting\u003cbr\u003eplacidly by the fire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hark at the wind,\" said Mr. White, who, having seen a fatal mistake\u003cbr\u003eafter it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from\u003cbr\u003eseeing it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm listening,\" said the latter, grimly surveying the board as he\u003cbr\u003estretched out his hand.  \"Check.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I should hardly think that he'd come to-night,\" said his father, with\u003cbr\u003ehis hand poised over the board.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mate,\" replied the son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"That's the worst of living so far out,\" bawled Mr. White, with sudden\u003cbr\u003eand unlooked-for violence; \"of all the beastly, slushy, out-of-the-way\u003cbr\u003eplaces to live in, this is the worst.  Pathway's a bog, and the road's a\u003cbr\u003etorrent.  I don't know what people are thinking about.  I suppose because\u003cbr\u003eonly two houses in the road are let, they think it doesn't matter.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Never mind, dear,\" said his wife, soothingly; \"perhaps you'll win the\u003cbr\u003enext one.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. White looked up sharply, just in time to intercept a knowing glance\u003cbr\u003ebetween mother and son.  The words died away on his lips, and he hid a\u003cbr\u003eguilty grin in his thin grey beard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There he is,\" said Herbert White, as the gate banged to loudly and heavy\u003cbr\u003efootsteps came toward the door.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070801264880,"sku":"2940014789950","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014789950_p0.jpg?v=1763615691","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014789950","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}