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 216
... seemed to think - he seemed to try to give me to understand that you were in special - well , danger . You know how he talks . ' She said nothing ; she made no sound , only the faint tinge of colour ebbed out of her cheek . ' Yes ...
... seemed to think - he seemed to try to give me to understand that you were in special - well , danger . You know how he talks . ' She said nothing ; she made no sound , only the faint tinge of colour ebbed out of her cheek . ' Yes ...
Page 217
... seemed not to be listening ; but when Heyst paused , she turned her head quickly to him . He took it for a movement of inquiry , but in this he was wrong . A great vagueness enveloped her impressions , but all her energy was ...
... seemed not to be listening ; but when Heyst paused , she turned her head quickly to him . He took it for a movement of inquiry , but in this he was wrong . A great vagueness enveloped her impressions , but all her energy was ...
Page 268
... seemed dead of weariness . He moved automatically , his head low , like a prisoner captured by the evil power of a masquerading skeleton out of a grave . Mr Jones took charge of the direction . They fetched a wide sweep . The echoes of ...
... seemed dead of weariness . He moved automatically , his head low , like a prisoner captured by the evil power of a masquerading skeleton out of a grave . Mr Jones took charge of the direction . They fetched a wide sweep . The echoes of ...
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