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 20
... course he had no more polish than the rest of us . We were naturally a hail - fellow - well - met crowd , with standards of our own - no worse , I daresay , than other people's ; but polish was not one of them . Davidson's fineness was ...
... course he had no more polish than the rest of us . We were naturally a hail - fellow - well - met crowd , with standards of our own - no worse , I daresay , than other people's ; but polish was not one of them . Davidson's fineness was ...
Page 37
... course of signalling to you , ' he said to Davidson , ' because to preserve appearances might be of the utmost impor- tance . Not to me , of course . I don't care what people may say , and of course no - one can hurt me . I suppose I ...
... course of signalling to you , ' he said to Davidson , ' because to preserve appearances might be of the utmost impor- tance . Not to me , of course . I don't care what people may say , and of course no - one can hurt me . I suppose I ...
Page 75
... course ; though he saw very well where that course was tending . It began first with a game or two after dinner - for the drinks , apparently – with some lingering customer , at one of the little tables ranged against the walls of the ...
... course ; though he saw very well where that course was tending . It began first with a game or two after dinner - for the drinks , apparently – with some lingering customer , at one of the little tables ranged against the walls of the ...
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