Victory, Volume 2The tale of a Swedish nobleman living alone on an island in the South seas. An analysis of evil. |
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Page 74
... obviously surprised by the irrelevant question ; for they had not been discoursing of sweet sounds . She was clearly un- aware of her voice . " I don't remember that I ever had much reason to sing since I was little , 74 VICTORY.
... obviously surprised by the irrelevant question ; for they had not been discoursing of sweet sounds . She was clearly un- aware of her voice . " I don't remember that I ever had much reason to sing since I was little , 74 VICTORY.
Page 75
... sound , found its way into Heyst's heart . His mind , cool , alert , watched it sink there with a sort of vague concern at the absurdity of the occupation , till it rested at the bottom , deep down , where our un- expressed longings lie ...
... sound , found its way into Heyst's heart . His mind , cool , alert , watched it sink there with a sort of vague concern at the absurdity of the occupation , till it rested at the bottom , deep down , where our un- expressed longings lie ...
Page 79
... sound coming into her eyes , which were fastened on his face . He could not defend himself from compassion . He suggested that she might go to the consul , but it was his conscience that dictated this advice , not his conviction . VICTORY ...
... sound coming into her eyes , which were fastened on his face . He could not defend himself from compassion . He suggested that she might go to the consul , but it was his conscience that dictated this advice , not his conviction . VICTORY ...
Page 82
... sounds of the concert reached his ear , faint indeed but still disturbing . Neither did he feel very safe in there ; for that sentiment depends not on extraneous circumstances but on our inward conviction . He did not attempt to go to ...
... sounds of the concert reached his ear , faint indeed but still disturbing . Neither did he feel very safe in there ; for that sentiment depends not on extraneous circumstances but on our inward conviction . He did not attempt to go to ...
Page 86
... sound . Sustaining her , he lost himself in the profound silence of the night . After a while she became still , and cried quietly . Then , sud- denly , as if waking up , she asked : " You haven't seen any more of that somebody yor ...
... sound . Sustaining her , he lost himself in the profound silence of the night . After a while she became still , and cried quietly . Then , sud- denly , as if waking up , she asked : " You haven't seen any more of that somebody yor ...
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