{"product_id":"2940149192243","title":"The Helpers","description":"TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE\u003cbr\u003eGUILD COMPASSIONATE,\u003cbr\u003eGREETING:\u003cbr\u003eFor as much as it hath seemed good in the eyes of many to write of those things which make for the disheartening of all humankind, these things are written in the hope that the God-gift of loving-kindness, shared alike by saint and sinner, may in some poor measure be given its due.\u003cbr\u003eThe Author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE HELPERS\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eThe curtain had gone down on the first act of the opera, and Jeffard found his hat and rose to go out. His place was the fourth from the aisle, and after an ineffectual attempt to make a passageway for him without rising, the two young women and the elderly man stood up and folded their opera chairs. Being driven to think pointedly of something else, Jeffard neglected to acknowledge the courtesy; and the two young women balanced the account by discussing him after he had passed out of hearing.\u003cbr\u003e\"I think he might at least have said 'Thank you,'\" protested the one in the black-plumed picture-hat, preening herself after the manner of ruffled birds and disturbed womankind. \"I'm in love with your mountains, and your climate, and your end-of-the-century impetus, but I can't say that I particularly admire Denver manners.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bronson Tweed Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164288303344,"sku":"2940149192243","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149192243_p0.jpg?v=1763713296","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149192243","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}