Night FlightAfter a tragic crash in the Andes, an airport supervisor must decide whether to continue the "night flights" of the mail. |
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... eyes he had un- packed his suitcase and revealed those trivial objects which link inspectors with the rest of men ; some shirts in execrable taste , a dress- ing - set , the photograph of a lean woman , which the inspector pinned to the ...
... eyes he had un- packed his suitcase and revealed those trivial objects which link inspectors with the rest of men ; some shirts in execrable taste , a dress- ing - set , the photograph of a lean woman , which the inspector pinned to the ...
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... eyes upon the pilot's sha- dowed back . In that obscurity the pilot's head and shoul- ders were all that showed themselves . His torso was a block of darkness , inclined a little to the left ; his face was set toward the storm , bathed ...
... eyes upon the pilot's sha- dowed back . In that obscurity the pilot's head and shoul- ders were all that showed themselves . His torso was a block of darkness , inclined a little to the left ; his face was set toward the storm , bathed ...
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... eyes they encountered that bent head , gray hair and lips tight - set upon their bitter secret . At last he summoned up his courage . " Sir ! " Rivière raised his head and looked at him . So deep , so far away had been his dream that ...
... eyes they encountered that bent head , gray hair and lips tight - set upon their bitter secret . At last he summoned up his courage . " Sir ! " Rivière raised his head and looked at him . So deep , so far away had been his dream that ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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