4 MAY 1996, Page 51

No. 1933: Moggery

Sir William Rees-Mogg has confessed that he dreams of writing historical romantic fiction in the style of the pre-Buchan era, and offers the rousing sentence: "The ace of spades be damned," he whispered, and fell back dead into her arms.' You are invited to supply a maximum of 150 words of such fiction, using these words. Entries to 'Competition No. 1933' by 16 May.