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 57
... tell if you meant it . “ Command me , " you said . Funny thing for a man like you to say . Did you really mean it ? You weren't making fun of me ? ' He protested that he had been a serious person all his life . ' I believe you , ' she ...
... tell if you meant it . “ Command me , " you said . Funny thing for a man like you to say . Did you really mean it ? You weren't making fun of me ? ' He protested that he had been a serious person all his life . ' I believe you , ' she ...
Page 59
... tell her to go hang herself . ' For some time Heyst said nothing . A public , active contest with the hotel - keeper ... tell the fellow . ' The girl had disengaged herself from his loose hold while he talked , and now stood free of him ...
... tell her to go hang herself . ' For some time Heyst said nothing . A public , active contest with the hotel - keeper ... tell the fellow . ' The girl had disengaged herself from his loose hold while he talked , and now stood free of him ...
Page 108
... tell me . Is it likely ? But haven't I got eyes ? Haven't I got my common sense to tell me ? I can see through people . By the same token , he called on the Tesmans . Why did he call on the Tesmans two days running , eh ? You don't know ...
... tell me . Is it likely ? But haven't I got eyes ? Haven't I got my common sense to tell me ? I can see through people . By the same token , he called on the Tesmans . Why did he call on the Tesmans two days running , eh ? You don't know ...
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