12 JULY 1975, page 14

Spectator Peregrinations

Nantes, Sunday Overwhelmed by the warmth of Cyril Ray's letters, I have crossed the Channel Lucan-style for the second time in a week and sped down to Paris. (On the question of......

Westminster Corridors

My old friend Nick Fitzfosse has told me for above this half Year that he had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator and that he would fain have one of his Writings in my......

Digging In

Champagne flowed and so did le Scotch. I learned that in politer French circles where weddings are treated with serious formality (defunct titles and grandfather's first war......

Old, Dirty

Apart from social scrutinity there are some rather frightening medical examinations to be gone through before marrying in France — blood compatability tests and things that seem......