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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... perhaps it was some sort of enchant- ment . There are more spells than your commonplace magicians ever dreamed of . Roughly speaking , a circle with a radius of eight hundred miles drawn round a point in North Borneo was in Heyst's case ...
... perhaps it was some sort of enchant- ment . There are more spells than your commonplace magicians ever dreamed of . Roughly speaking , a circle with a radius of eight hundred miles drawn round a point in North Borneo was in Heyst's case ...
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... perhaps ? A full and equable contempt would soon do away with that , too . But since you have not attained to it , I advise you to cultivate that form of contempt which is called pity . It is perhaps the least difficult - always ...
... perhaps ? A full and equable contempt would soon do away with that , too . But since you have not attained to it , I advise you to cultivate that form of contempt which is called pity . It is perhaps the least difficult - always ...
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... Perhaps they are afraid of you , ' she whispered , looking down again . ' By Jove , it looks like it , ' he assented meditatively . " They do seem to hang back for some reason . Is that reason prudence , or down- right fear , or perhaps ...
... Perhaps they are afraid of you , ' she whispered , looking down again . ' By Jove , it looks like it , ' he assented meditatively . " They do seem to hang back for some reason . Is that reason prudence , or down- right fear , or perhaps ...
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