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 49
... sure she pinched you just now , when she stood by your chair . ' The girl received this overture with the wide , motionless stare of profound astonishment . Heyst , vexed with himself , suspected that she did not understand what he said ...
... sure she pinched you just now , when she stood by your chair . ' The girl received this overture with the wide , motionless stare of profound astonishment . Heyst , vexed with himself , suspected that she did not understand what he said ...
Page 136
... sure what it was . I only know that he who forms a tie is lost . The germ of corruption has entered into his soul . ' Heyst's tone was light , with the flavour of playfulness which sea- soned all his speeches and seemed to be of the ...
... sure what it was . I only know that he who forms a tie is lost . The germ of corruption has entered into his soul . ' Heyst's tone was light , with the flavour of playfulness which sea- soned all his speeches and seemed to be of the ...
Page 173
... sure that you didn't- ' ' I have touched nothing in the house but what you have given me . ' ' Lena ! ' he cried . - He was painfully affected by this disclaimer of a charge which he had not made . It was what a servant might have said ...
... sure that you didn't- ' ' I have touched nothing in the house but what you have given me . ' ' Lena ! ' he cried . - He was painfully affected by this disclaimer of a charge which he had not made . It was what a servant might have said ...
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