The narrator is driving to London and picks up a hitch-hiker bound for the races. The narrator boasts about his speedy car and demonstrates its abilities, but is seen and ticketed by a passing policeman. However, the hitch-hiker turns out to be able to get him out of trouble.
First published in the Atlantic Monthly, July 1977.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Jonathan Cape | Collection | ||
| 1977 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | ||
| 1978 | Het wonderlijk verhaal van Hendrik Meier en zes andere verhalen | De Fontein | Collection | 29 | |
| September 1979 |
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Tales of the Unexpected | Vintage Books | Collection | 395 |
| 1980 |
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More Tales of the Unexpected | Penguin Books | Collection | 64 |
| September 1986 |
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Completely Unexpected Tales | Penguin Books | Omnibus | |
| February 1987 |
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Mysterious Motoring Stories | W. H. Allen | Anthology | 211 |
| November 1987 |
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Duel and Other Horror Stories of the Road | Star | Anthology | 211 |
| October 1988 |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Puffin / Penguin Books (US) | Collection | |
| August 1990 |
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The Best of Roald Dahl | Vintage Books | Collection | |
| August 1990 |
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Tales of the Unexpected | Vintage Books | Collection | |
| September 1991 | The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl | Michael Joseph | Omnibus | 728 | |
| September 1991 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | ||
| October 1993 |
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Tales of Horror and Mystery | Dean & Son | Anthology | 287 |
| 1995 |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Puffin | Collection | |
| August 1999 |
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Death on Wheels | Souvenir Press | Anthology | 180 |
| March 2000 | Death on Wheels | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | ||
| March 2000 |
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Ten Short Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 26 |
| May 2000 |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Puffin | Collection | |
| October 2006 |
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Collected Stories | Alfred A. Knopf | Collection | 784 |
| August 2008 |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Paw Prints | Collection | |
| September 2013 |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Puffin | Collection | |
| July 2016 |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Penguin Audio | Collection | |23 |
| May 2017 |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | Puffin | Collection |