{"product_id":"the-kentons-a-selected-edition-of-w-d-howells","title":"The Kentons (A Selected Edition of W. D. Howells)","description":"Excerpt from The KentonsThe young fellows who came to make the morning calls, long since disused in the centres of fashion, or the evening calls, scarcely more authorized by the great world. She sewed, and he read his paper in her satisfactory silence, or they played check ers together. She did not like him to win, and when she found herself unable to bear the prospect of defeat, she refused to let him make the move that threatened the safety of her men. Sometimes he laughed at her, and sometimes he scolded, but they were very good comrades, as elderly married people are apt to be. They had long ago quarrelled out their serious differences, which mostly arose from such differences of temperament as had first drawn them together; they criticised each other to their children from time to time, but they atoned for this defection by complaining of the children to each other, and they united in giving way to them on all points concerning their happiness, not to say their pleasure.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0253331730\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0253331730.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Howells, William Dean\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46206196187313,"sku":"RDV.0253331730.G","price":16.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0253331730-0.jpg?v=1756145328","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-kentons-a-selected-edition-of-w-d-howells","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}