13 JULY 1985, page 33

Home Life

Trading insults Alice Thomas Ellis I find people who express themselves as insulted rather more tiresome than those who insult people. Rudeness is annoying but offended......

High Life

Grace under pressure Taki But grief is a private thing, and I don't mean to use her death to wax on lyricallY about the meaning of it all. She always laughed about my......

Low Life

Same old scripts Jeffrey Bernard W e were strolling towards Soho just before opening time yesterday and She suddenly said, 'Isn't it a lovely day.' I made the nonsensical but......