{"product_id":"9781846970290","title":"The Power-House","description":"We were at Glenaicill -- six of us -- for the duck-shooting, when Leithen told us this story. You know how one tale begets another, and soon the whole place hummed with odd recollections, for five of us had been a good deal about the world. All except Leithen, the man who was afterwards Solicitor-General. \"Lucky devils,\" he said. \"You've had all the fun out of life. I've had my nose to the grindstone ever since I left school. All the same,\" he went on, \"I once played the chief part in a rather exciting business without ever once budging from London. And the joke of it was that the man who went out to look for adventure only saw a bit of the game, and I who sat in my chambers saw it all and pulled the strings. 'They also serve who only stand and wait,' you know.\" Then he told us this story. . . . it was the tale of the maniac who dreamed of the \"Powerhouse.\" There were dark scenes in the drama before it was played out.","brand":"Birlinn, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50096642621680,"sku":"9781846970290","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846970290","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}