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 70
Their names he learned that very day by direct inquiry - 'to enter in my books,' he
explained in his formal military manner, chest thrown out, beard very much in
evidence. The shaven man, sprawling in a long chair, with his air of withered
youth, ...
Their names he learned that very day by direct inquiry - 'to enter in my books,' he
explained in his formal military manner, chest thrown out, beard very much in
evidence. The shaven man, sprawling in a long chair, with his air of withered
youth, ...
Page 118
A five-branched candlestick stood on a little table by the side of the easy chair.
They had been talking a long time. The noises of the street had died out one by
one, till at last, in the moonlight, the London houses began to look like the tombs
of ...
A five-branched candlestick stood on a little table by the side of the easy chair.
They had been talking a long time. The noises of the street had died out one by
one, till at last, in the moonlight, the London houses began to look like the tombs
of ...
Page 248
For a moment none of the three moved; then, looking from the newcomer to the
girl in the chair, Heyst formulated a sardonic introduction. 'Mr Ricardo, my dear.'
Her head dropped a little. Ricardo's hand went up to his moustache. His voice ...
For a moment none of the three moved; then, looking from the newcomer to the
girl in the chair, Heyst formulated a sardonic introduction. 'Mr Ricardo, my dear.'
Her head dropped a little. Ricardo's hand went up to his moustache. His voice ...
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