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 55
... silence , he had been used to think clearly and sometimes even profoundly , seeing life outside the flattering optical delusion of everlasting hope , of conventional self ... silence , a real silence , had established itself VICTORY 55.
... silence , he had been used to think clearly and sometimes even profoundly , seeing life outside the flattering optical delusion of everlasting hope , of conventional self ... silence , a real silence , had established itself VICTORY 55.
Page 149
... silence brooded over Samburan - the silence of the great heat that seems pregnant with fatal issues , like the silence of ardent thought . Heyst remained alone in the big room . The girl seeing him take up a book , had retreated to her ...
... silence brooded over Samburan - the silence of the great heat that seems pregnant with fatal issues , like the silence of ardent thought . Heyst remained alone in the big room . The girl seeing him take up a book , had retreated to her ...
Page 195
... silence outside enveloping the absolute stillness of the house . He had not been in the room two minutes when it occurred to him that he must be alone in the bungalow . The woman , most likely , had sneaked out , and was walking about ...
... silence outside enveloping the absolute stillness of the house . He had not been in the room two minutes when it occurred to him that he must be alone in the bungalow . The woman , most likely , had sneaked out , and was walking about ...
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