VictoryOn a rare impulse Swedish Baron and rootless drifter Axel Heyst, rescues a sea captain from his debts. This uncharacteristic act of kindness has unimagined and tragic repercussions for many people, with the reader being left to decide the nature and attainability of ultimate victory. |
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Page 125
... Number One . ' Wang was not able to understand the words , but the tone interested him . ' Where are you ? ' cried Number One . Then Wang heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before a novel impression which he ...
... Number One . ' Wang was not able to understand the words , but the tone interested him . ' Where are you ? ' cried Number One . Then Wang heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before a novel impression which he ...
Page 126
... Number One of this locality , while it was comparatively teeming with mankind , appreciated the prolon- gation of early coolness , the subdued , lingering half light , the faint ghost of the departed night , the fragrance of its dewy ...
... Number One of this locality , while it was comparatively teeming with mankind , appreciated the prolon- gation of early coolness , the subdued , lingering half light , the faint ghost of the departed night , the fragrance of its dewy ...
Page 191
... Number One's bungalow with an animal - like patience , if with a very human complexity of purpose . This was the second morning of such watching . The first one had not been rewarded by success . Well , strictly speaking , there was no ...
... Number One's bungalow with an animal - like patience , if with a very human complexity of purpose . This was the second morning of such watching . The first one had not been rewarded by success . Well , strictly speaking , there was no ...
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