22 JULY 1955, Page 16

SIR,—Nobody who had met Lord Noel-Buxton even casually could possibly

think him the ridiculous 'predatory' bully pictured by Mr. Evelyn Waugh. Quite apart from his personal gentleness and scrupulous regard for the in- terests of others, he had for the last ten years contributed to various public causes a devotion which should be known to anyone who can read. He certainly presents a much better pic- ture of an English gentleman than does Mr. Waugh, who thinks that a gentleman must necessarily be a snob.—Yours faithfully,