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 195
... hand on the handle , and felt the door come unlatched . Before he pulled it open , he listened again to the silence . He felt it all about him , complete , without a flaw . The necessity of prudence had exasperated his self - restraint ...
... hand on the handle , and felt the door come unlatched . Before he pulled it open , he listened again to the silence . He felt it all about him , complete , without a flaw . The necessity of prudence had exasperated his self - restraint ...
Page 225
... hand on a man , even in self - defence . ' The suddenly tightened grip of her hand checked him . " They are making a move , ' she murmured . ' Can they be thinking of coming here ? ' Heyst wondered anxiously . ' No , they aren't coming ...
... hand on a man , even in self - defence . ' The suddenly tightened grip of her hand checked him . " They are making a move , ' she murmured . ' Can they be thinking of coming here ? ' Heyst wondered anxiously . ' No , they aren't coming ...
Page 255
... hand gave Heyst a strange , intimate sensation of all her person . He had to fight down a new sort of emotion , which almost unmanned him . He went on , whispering sternly : ' But if you see no such signals , don't let anything - fear ...
... hand gave Heyst a strange , intimate sensation of all her person . He had to fight down a new sort of emotion , which almost unmanned him . He went on , whispering sternly : ' But if you see no such signals , don't let anything - fear ...
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