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 120
... remained where another would have been glad to be off . The excellent David- son had discovered the fact without discovering the reason , and took a humane interest in Heyst's strange existence , while at the same time his native ...
... remained where another would have been glad to be off . The excellent David- son had discovered the fact without discovering the reason , and took a humane interest in Heyst's strange existence , while at the same time his native ...
Page 251
... remained as secret as ever . Heyst got up abruptly , with a smile of such enigmatic and despairing character that Mr Secretary Ricardo , whose abstract gaze had an all - round efficiency , made a slight crouching start , as if to dive ...
... remained as secret as ever . Heyst got up abruptly , with a smile of such enigmatic and despairing character that Mr Secretary Ricardo , whose abstract gaze had an all - round efficiency , made a slight crouching start , as if to dive ...
Page 277
... remained absolutely idle . There did not seem anything more for him to do . Holding his chin in his hand , he looked down intently at her still face . ' Has she been stabbed with this thing ? ' asked Davidson , whom suddenly he saw ...
... remained absolutely idle . There did not seem anything more for him to do . Holding his chin in his hand , he looked down intently at her still face . ' Has she been stabbed with this thing ? ' asked Davidson , whom suddenly he saw ...
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