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 161
... breath , raised his dripping head , and produced a smile of ghastly amiability , which was lost upon the thoughtful Heyst . Behind his back the sun , touching the water , was like a disc of iron cooled to a dull red glow , ready to ...
... breath , raised his dripping head , and produced a smile of ghastly amiability , which was lost upon the thoughtful Heyst . Behind his back the sun , touching the water , was like a disc of iron cooled to a dull red glow , ready to ...
Page 244
... breath of the evening . Above it a red- dish star came out like an expelled spark from the fiery bosom of the earth , enchanted into permanency by the mysterious spell of frozen spaces . In front of Heyst the forest , already full of ...
... breath of the evening . Above it a red- dish star came out like an expelled spark from the fiery bosom of the earth , enchanted into permanency by the mysterious spell of frozen spaces . In front of Heyst the forest , already full of ...
Page 255
... breath , without light . It was as if the heart of hearts had ceased to beat and the end of all things had come . ' Have you understood ? You are to run out of the house at once , ' Heyst whispered urgently . She lifted his hand to her ...
... breath , without light . It was as if the heart of hearts had ceased to beat and the end of all things had come . ' Have you understood ? You are to run out of the house at once , ' Heyst whispered urgently . She lifted his hand to her ...
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