25 JANUARY 1957, page 31

Trilingual Verses

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 360 Report by H. G. Button To show the confusion or 'discord' of his feelings the troubadour Raimbaud de Vacqueiras com- posed a descort of six verses......

'walking Home One Evening You Pause At A Corner To

cross a side street. Then—just as you step ofi the pavement—you sense rather than see a youth on a bicycle racing round the corner towards you. Leaping back instinctively you......