![]() ![]() The hitchhiker doubts that, so, once they hit a straight patch of road, the narrator accelerates. ![]() They get to talking about the car, and the narrator proudly states it can hit 129 miles per hour. The narrator is intrigued and says he's a writer, while the hitchhiker claims to be in a highly skilled trade. The man mentions he's going to the horse races, but not to bet or work the ticket machines. The author describes the hitchhiker as a small ratty-faced man with grey teeth. The narrator always picks up hitchhikers since, in early times, he also used to hitchhike and he knew how difficult it can be. The narrator is driving to London in his new BMW 1975 car when he picks up a hitchhiker. It was adapted as the 13th episode of Tales of the Unexpected. The pick-pocketing of a policeman's notebook during a traffic stop closely follows "Hitch-Hike", a 1960 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents based on a short story by Ed Lacy. ![]() The story is about a man who picks up a hitch-hiker whilst driving to London. " The Hitch-Hiker" is a short story by Roald Dahl that was originally published in July 1977 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, and later included in Dahl's short story collection The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More Short story by Roald Dahl The Hitch-Hiker ![]()
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