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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... surprised , open gaze , self - consciousness growing on them so slowly that it was a long time before they averted their eyes ; and very soon they met again , temporarily , only to rebound , as it were . At last they steadied in contact ...
... surprised , open gaze , self - consciousness growing on them so slowly that it was a long time before they averted their eyes ; and very soon they met again , temporarily , only to rebound , as it were . At last they steadied in contact ...
Page 58
... surprised , to find them so warm , so real , so firm , so living in his grasp . He drew her to him , and she dropped her head on his shoulder with a deep sigh . ' I am dead tired , ' she whispered plaintively . He put his arms around ...
... surprised , to find them so warm , so real , so firm , so living in his grasp . He drew her to him , and she dropped her head on his shoulder with a deep sigh . ' I am dead tired , ' she whispered plaintively . He put his arms around ...
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... surprised him because they looked so old and so much worn . The manager of the Tropical Belt Coal Company unpacking them on the verandah in the shade besieged by a fierce sunshine , must have felt like a remorseful apostate before these ...
... surprised him because they looked so old and so much worn . The manager of the Tropical Belt Coal Company unpacking them on the verandah in the shade besieged by a fierce sunshine , must have felt like a remorseful apostate before these ...
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