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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... happiness lies not in freedom but in his acceptance of a duty . Each of the char- acters in this book is whole - heartedly , passion- ately devoted to that which duty bids him do , and it is in fulfilling this perilous task , and only ...
... happiness lies not in freedom but in his acceptance of a duty . Each of the char- acters in this book is whole - heartedly , passion- ately devoted to that which duty bids him do , and it is in fulfilling this perilous task , and only ...
Page 19
... happiness of men . A need came over Fabien to lay his weapons down and feel the aching burden of his limbs - for even our misfor- tunes are a part of our belongings - and to stay , a simple dweller here , watching from his window a ...
... happiness of men . A need came over Fabien to lay his weapons down and feel the aching burden of his limbs - for even our misfor- tunes are a part of our belongings - and to stay , a simple dweller here , watching from his window a ...
Page 95
... happiness ? Did not the highest of all laws ordain that these human joys should be safeguarded ? But he destroyed them . And yet one day , in- evitably , those golden sanctuaries vanish like mirage . Old age and death , more pitiless ...
... happiness ? Did not the highest of all laws ordain that these human joys should be safeguarded ? But he destroyed them . And yet one day , in- evitably , those golden sanctuaries vanish like mirage . Old age and death , more pitiless ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
RIVIÈRE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 33 |
AN HOUR LATER THE WIRELESS | 53 |
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