29 SEPTEMBER 1950, Page 10

Bonne Nuit

Sra,—I was glad to have confirmed the authorship of the poem quoted in your Competition No. 33 as being that of Alfred de Musset. I find in a French grammar book, not only the third verse tracked down by Miss Sheriff, but also a fourth which runs:- " Un peu de file Un peu de deuil La vie est faire En un din d'ceiL" I wonder if any of your readers know whether this one too can be attributed to Montenalken.—Yours faithfully, JANEY D. PHILIP. 71 Stonelaw Drive, Rutherglen, Glasgow.