In the night it's terrible!" "Don't you fear for me, little sister," said Lannes.

"Why, I like the night for some reasons.

You can slip by your enemies in the dark, and if you're flying low the cannon don't have half the chance at you.

Besides, I've the air over these regions all mapped and graded now.

I know all the roads and paths, the meeting places of the clouds, points suitable for ambush, aerial fields, meadows and forests.