{"product_id":"2940148965541","title":"The Sign of Silence","description":"pose I'm no different to any other man--or woman for the matter of that--I have a skeleton in my cupboard--a grim skeleton, my dear Royle. One which I've always striven to hide--until to-night,\" he added with emotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"But that hardly interferes with our friendship, does it? We all of us have our private affairs, both of business and of heart,\" I said.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The heart,\" he echoed bitterly. \"Ah! yes--the heart. You, my dear boy, are a man of the world. You understand life. You are never narrow-minded--eh?\" he asked, advancing a step nearer to me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I hope not,\" I said. \"At any rate, I've always been your friend, ever since our first meeting on the steamer on the Lake of Garda, last February.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eminent engineer rolled his cigar between his fingers, and calmly contemplated it in silence.","brand":"Dons Ebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084501074160,"sku":"2940148965541","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148965541_p0.jpg?v=1763717023","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148965541","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}