The Truckdriver

July, 1956

The TruckdriverI am lean and nervous, with thin arms and long legs, and my belly is so flat that my trousers keep slipping down: in fact, I am exactly the opposite of what is required to make a good truckdriver. Have you ever looked at truckdrivers? They're all big fellows with broad shoulders, brawny arms, strong backs and bellies. For a truckdriver depends especially on his arms, his back and his belly: on his arms, for turning the steering-wheel, which has a diameter very nearly as long as an...