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 133
... took on a melancholy cast , her whole figure drooped imperceptibly . ' But you were coming back here anyhow ? ' she asked . ' Yes . I was only waiting for Davidson . Yes , I was coming back here , to these ruins to Wang , who perhaps ...
... took on a melancholy cast , her whole figure drooped imperceptibly . ' But you were coming back here anyhow ? ' she asked . ' Yes . I was only waiting for Davidson . Yes , I was coming back here , to these ruins to Wang , who perhaps ...
Page 217
... took it for a movement of inquiry , but in this he was wrong . A great vagueness enveloped her impressions , but all her energy was concentrated on the struggle that she wanted to take upon herself , in a great exaltation of love and ...
... took it for a movement of inquiry , but in this he was wrong . A great vagueness enveloped her impressions , but all her energy was concentrated on the struggle that she wanted to take upon herself , in a great exaltation of love and ...
Page 244
... took a survey of the surroundings from the verandah . It was a complete solitude . There was nothing in the aspect of this familiar scene to tell him that he and the girl were not as completely alone as they had been in the early days ...
... took a survey of the surroundings from the verandah . It was a complete solitude . There was nothing in the aspect of this familiar scene to tell him that he and the girl were not as completely alone as they had been in the early days ...
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