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 76
... appeared communicative enough . His voice somehow matched his sunken eyes . It was hollow without being in the least mournful ; it sounded distant , uninterested , as though he were speaking from the bottom of a well . Schomberg learned ...
... appeared communicative enough . His voice somehow matched his sunken eyes . It was hollow without being in the least mournful ; it sounded distant , uninterested , as though he were speaking from the bottom of a well . Schomberg learned ...
Page 158
... appeared on the matted hair ; red veins appeared in the water flowing all over his face , and it dripped in rosy drops off his head . But the man hung on . Not till a second furi- ous blow descended did the hairy paws let go their grip ...
... appeared on the matted hair ; red veins appeared in the water flowing all over his face , and it dripped in rosy drops off his head . But the man hung on . Not till a second furi- ous blow descended did the hairy paws let go their grip ...
Page 191
... appeared in the deep shade of the forest , thinning the gloom under the ragged roof of leaves . This was not a very favourable circumstance for Ricardo's pur- pose . He did not wish to be detected in his patient occupation . For what he ...
... appeared in the deep shade of the forest , thinning the gloom under the ragged roof of leaves . This was not a very favourable circumstance for Ricardo's pur- pose . He did not wish to be detected in his patient occupation . For what he ...
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