27 NOVEMBER 1976, Page 19

Elegant spite

Sir: With one or two others, Richard West seems to hanker after Auberon Waugh's choice of the elegant phrase and the spiteful intent. His comments on David Winnick and his legs (`Notebook', 23 October) show that he is trying hard. How do Richard West's six legs move when he walks?

Noel Thomas Bron-y-Garn, Maesteg, Bridgend, Glamorganshire