11 NOVEMBER 1966, page 22

The Affair

'BY whatever end one takes an incident one is faced by mystery. There are leakages of infor- mation; there are startling alliances and friend- ships; obvious questions are not......

Cock Of The Walk

'How as' you? Howya doin'?' Not sc well As you, pint in one hand, fag in the other, A beautiful virgin pulling you to bed, Old cock of the walk. They still talk of your flights—......

The Central Image

The Coat. By Hugo Charteris. (Collins, 21s.) Hero on a Donkey. By Miodrag Bulatovic. (Seeker and Warburg, 35s.) Guilt. By Laszlo Nemeth. (Peter Owen, 35s.) Trawl. By B. S.......