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 58
... close ? ' ' Close ? Did I ? ' he murmured unstirring before her in the pro- found darkness . ' So close as that ? ' She had an outbreak of anger and despair in subdued tones . ' Have you forgotten , then ? What did you expect to find ...
... close ? ' ' Close ? Did I ? ' he murmured unstirring before her in the pro- found darkness . ' So close as that ? ' She had an outbreak of anger and despair in subdued tones . ' Have you forgotten , then ? What did you expect to find ...
Page 149
... close , full of heat if free from glare . Now and then they had glimpses of the company's old clearing blazing with light , in which the black stumps of trees stood charred , without shadows , miserable and sin- ister . They crossed the ...
... close , full of heat if free from glare . Now and then they had glimpses of the company's old clearing blazing with light , in which the black stumps of trees stood charred , without shadows , miserable and sin- ister . They crossed the ...
Page 153
... close embrace . Her alacrity to respond , which made her seem as light as a feather , warmed his heart at that moment more than closer caresses had done before . He had not expected that ready impulse towards himself which had been dor ...
... close embrace . Her alacrity to respond , which made her seem as light as a feather , warmed his heart at that moment more than closer caresses had done before . He had not expected that ready impulse towards himself which had been dor ...
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