Night FlightWinner of the 1931 Prix Femina, the novel concerns the perils of pioneer aviation, and is a fictionalized account of the author's own experience. "An enduring modern classic and the best description of flight in print" (Schiff, 205, 210). |
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Page 36
... Robineau the only knowledge that counted was knowledge of the orders . " Robineau , " Rivière had said one day , " you must cut the punctuality bonus whenever a plane starts late . " " Even when it's nobody's fault ? In case of fog ...
... Robineau the only knowledge that counted was knowledge of the orders . " Robineau , " Rivière had said one day , " you must cut the punctuality bonus whenever a plane starts late . " " Even when it's nobody's fault ? In case of fog ...
Page 37
... Robineau in- quired of his chief . " Even when it occurs above a wood . " Robineau took to heart the ipse dixit . " I regret , " he would inform the pilots with cheerful zest , " I regret it very much indeed , but you should have had ...
... Robineau in- quired of his chief . " Even when it occurs above a wood . " Robineau took to heart the ipse dixit . " I regret , " he would inform the pilots with cheerful zest , " I regret it very much indeed , but you should have had ...
Page 184
... Robineau's mind ; “ old chap , " Rivière had said . Never had there been a man so utterly unfriended as he , and Robineau felt an infinite compassion for him . He turned over in his mind vague sentences that hinted sympathy and consola ...
... Robineau's mind ; “ old chap , " Rivière had said . Never had there been a man so utterly unfriended as he , and Robineau felt an infinite compassion for him . He turned over in his mind vague sentences that hinted sympathy and consola ...
Contents
EVENING | 3 |
SERVICE | 15 |
THE SOUND OF THE DISTANT ENGINE SWELLED | 21 |
Copyright | |
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