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
... fellow in his way , was strangely affected . It is to be noted that he knew very little of Heyst . He was one of those whom Heyst's finished courtesy of attitude and intona- tion most strongly disconcerted . He himself was a fellow of ...
... fellow in his way , was strangely affected . It is to be noted that he knew very little of Heyst . He was one of those whom Heyst's finished courtesy of attitude and intona- tion most strongly disconcerted . He himself was a fellow of ...
Page 42
... fellow with the black beard , and a hard- bitten , oldish woman who took the piano and was understood to be the fellow's wife . This was not a very satisfactory result . Davidson stayed on , and even joined the table d'hôte dinner ...
... fellow with the black beard , and a hard- bitten , oldish woman who took the piano and was understood to be the fellow's wife . This was not a very satisfactory result . Davidson stayed on , and even joined the table d'hôte dinner ...
Page 107
... fellow creatures . And in this case his great practice in it was assisted by hate , which , like love , has an eloquence of its own . With the utmost ease he portrayed for Ricardo , now seriously attentive , a Heyst fattened by years of ...
... fellow creatures . And in this case his great practice in it was assisted by hate , which , like love , has an eloquence of its own . With the utmost ease he portrayed for Ricardo , now seriously attentive , a Heyst fattened by years of ...
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