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 59
... hold of in the dark . ' As I told you , I am not rich enough to buy you out ; so I shall steal you as soon as I can arrange some means of getting away from here . Meantime it would be fatal to be seen together at night . We mustn't give ...
... hold of in the dark . ' As I told you , I am not rich enough to buy you out ; so I shall steal you as soon as I can arrange some means of getting away from here . Meantime it would be fatal to be seen together at night . We mustn't give ...
Page 138
... hold of this coal idea - or , rather , the idea got hold of him . It entered into that scantily furnished chamber of which I have just spoken , and sat on all the chairs . There was no dislodging it , you know ! It was going to make his ...
... hold of this coal idea - or , rather , the idea got hold of him . It entered into that scantily furnished chamber of which I have just spoken , and sat on all the chairs . There was no dislodging it , you know ! It was going to make his ...
Page 144
... hold prizes which tempt some people ; but I had no schemes , no plans - and not even great firmness of mind to make me unduly obstinate . I was simply moving on , while the others , per- haps , were going somewhere . An indifference as ...
... hold prizes which tempt some people ; but I had no schemes , no plans - and not even great firmness of mind to make me unduly obstinate . I was simply moving on , while the others , per- haps , were going somewhere . An indifference as ...
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