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 96
... governor's six - shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box behind in a drawer in his cabin . Awkward ! I had nothing but an old clasp - knife - no good at all for anything serious ...
... governor's six - shooter , but loaded only in five chambers ; and we had no more cartridges . He had left the box behind in a drawer in his cabin . Awkward ! I had nothing but an old clasp - knife - no good at all for anything serious ...
Page 98
... governor ! Oh , my word ! More than any dog is of any man . ' Schomberg squared his chest . ' Oh , and that's one of the things I wanted to mention to Mr Jones , ' he said . It's unpleasant to have that fellow round the house so early ...
... governor ! Oh , my word ! More than any dog is of any man . ' Schomberg squared his chest . ' Oh , and that's one of the things I wanted to mention to Mr Jones , ' he said . It's unpleasant to have that fellow round the house so early ...
Page 110
... governor would think that business worth looking up , quite , if I put it to him properly . The governor likes a duel , if you will call it so ; but I don't know a man that can stand up to him on the square . Have you ever seen a cat ...
... governor would think that business worth looking up , quite , if I put it to him properly . The governor likes a duel , if you will call it so ; but I don't know a man that can stand up to him on the square . Have you ever seen a cat ...
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