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Page 35
He was not beloved— but then inspectors are not made for love and such
delights, only for drawing up reports. He had desisted from proposing changes of
system or technical improvements since Riviere had written: Inspector Robineau
is ...
He was not beloved— but then inspectors are not made for love and such
delights, only for drawing up reports. He had desisted from proposing changes of
system or technical improvements since Riviere had written: Inspector Robineau
is ...
Page 36
Inspector Robineau had battened on human frailties, as on his daily bread; on
the mechanic who had a glass too much, the airport overseer who stayed up of
nights, the pilot who bumped a landing. Riviere said of him: "He is far from
intelligent ...
Inspector Robineau had battened on human frailties, as on his daily bread; on
the mechanic who had a glass too much, the airport overseer who stayed up of
nights, the pilot who bumped a landing. Riviere said of him: "He is far from
intelligent ...
Page 57
"If they obey you because they like you, Robineau, you're fooling them. You have
no right to ask any sacrifice of them. ... With a touch of his hand Riviere gently
propelled Inspector Robineau toward the desk. "I am going to teach you a lesson,
...
"If they obey you because they like you, Robineau, you're fooling them. You have
no right to ask any sacrifice of them. ... With a touch of his hand Riviere gently
propelled Inspector Robineau toward the desk. "I am going to teach you a lesson,
...
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Contents
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
RIVIERE GLANCED AT THE PILOT | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Night Flight Volume 7 of Modern masterpieces in English |
| Author | Antoine de Saint-Exup©♭ry |
| Translated by | Stuart Gilbert, André Gide |
| Contributor | André Gide |
| Publisher | Century Company, 1932 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 13 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 198 pages |
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