28 FEBRUARY 1970, Page 26

Disturbed but not put out

Sir: Pace Miss Carola Oman (Letters, 21 February), can either of her quotations justify her own dismissive phrase 'this silly Creole'?

The first quotation is from Madame Bertrand's elder half-sister, who did not admire her sister's youthful frivolity. The second quotation is an outburst by a much- tried naval officer, trying to silence not a 'silly Creole' but an obstinate lady.

Neither quotation looks to be a good basis for a valid judgment, P. Y. Barnwell 6 Almoners Avenue, Cambridge