Because of deregulation and the drive to lower costs, Mr. Lorr said, truckers are now regarded by many companies as just another replaceable part. Some can barely eke out a living.

With a gut-wrenching heave, I grasped the steering wheel of the porcelain bus and shouted at the top of my voice for 'Hughie' to come and sort me out.

We say nothing of the pulpitish and dogmatic tone which seems never so far to forget itself as to drop down into the easy accents of friend talking with friend.

But a man— / Note men !—they are but women after all, / As women are but Auroras !—there are men / Born tender, apt to pale at a trodden worm, / Who paint for pastime, in their favourite dream, / Spruce auto-vestments flowered with crocus-flames / There are, too, who believe in hell and lie : […]