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 37
... observation of facts was the best way of cheating the time which is allotted to us whether we want it or not ; but now I have done with observation , too . ' Imagine poor , simple Davidson being addressed in such terms alongside an ...
... observation of facts was the best way of cheating the time which is allotted to us whether we want it or not ; but now I have done with observation , too . ' Imagine poor , simple Davidson being addressed in such terms alongside an ...
Page 122
... observed breaking the ground near his hut , between the mighty stumps of felled trees , with a miner's pickaxe . After a time , he discovered a rusty but serviceable spade in one of the empty storerooms , and it is to be supposed that ...
... observed breaking the ground near his hut , between the mighty stumps of felled trees , with a miner's pickaxe . After a time , he discovered a rusty but serviceable spade in one of the empty storerooms , and it is to be supposed that ...
Page 261
... observed Heyst . " Take my word for it . ' - ' You would say so , of course very natural . As a matter of fact , I haven't heard very much . Strictly speaking , it was Martin . He col- lects information , and so on . You don't suppose I ...
... observed Heyst . " Take my word for it . ' - ' You would say so , of course very natural . As a matter of fact , I haven't heard very much . Strictly speaking , it was Martin . He col- lects information , and so on . You don't suppose I ...
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