Night FlightAn adventure novel about the brave men who pilot night mail planes from Patagonia, Chile, and Paraguay to Argentina in the early days of commercial aviation. Their chief is a steely man named Riviere, whose extraordinary character is revealed through the dramatic acts of a single night. |
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Page 33
... mused , “ are cer- tain persons who seem just like the rest , yet they bear amazing messages . Unwittingly , no doubt , unless- " Rivière was chary of a cer- tain type of admirers , blind to the higher side 33 ddress York, RIVIÈRE ...
... mused , “ are cer- tain persons who seem just like the rest , yet they bear amazing messages . Unwittingly , no doubt , unless- " Rivière was chary of a cer- tain type of admirers , blind to the higher side 33 ddress York, RIVIÈRE ...
Page 64
... mused , we can command events and they obey us ; and thus we are creators . These humble men , too , are things and we create them . Or cast them aside when mischief comes about through them . " There's something more I'd like to say ...
... mused , we can command events and they obey us ; and thus we are creators . These humble men , too , are things and we create them . Or cast them aside when mischief comes about through them . " There's something more I'd like to say ...
Page 66
... mused Rivière , how things take the upper hand , how a vast dark force , the force that thrusts up virgin forests , shows it- self whenever a great work is in the making ! And he thought of temples dragged asunder frail liana tendrils ...
... mused Rivière , how things take the upper hand , how a vast dark force , the force that thrusts up virgin forests , shows it- self whenever a great work is in the making ! And he thought of temples dragged asunder frail liana tendrils ...
Contents
ALREADY BENEATH HIM THROUGH | 17 |
THUS THE THREE PLANES OF THE AIR | 24 |
ddress | 33 |
Copyright | |
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