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Q. Further to your letter from J.W. in Phnom Penh

who asked where, in the absence of a mantelpiece, he should display invitations, you may tell him that many ambassadors without fireplaces use their windowsills.

P.W., East Kennet, Wiltshire A. Thank you for alerting tropical and subtropical readers to this alternative display method.