16 DECEMBER 1995, Page 57

A grateful bumpkin

Sir: That Simon Courtauld is an intrepid fellow. How many of his fellow journalists would have the dedication to trek into the savage, unforgiving wilderness of what he describes as 'remote' north Hampshire and all for the sake of an interview (`Ma'am, this is Senator Joe McCarthy', 2 December)? As the wolves howl across the trackless wastes of the Hampshire tundra, I write by the flickering light of my last can- dle, still wondering when that new-fangled electricity stuff is going to reach here. It's a good job the dugout canoe gets through with The Spectator every week; otherwise, we bumpkins wouldn't have a clue what was going on in the world. That's all for now. I must go and feed the yeti.

Owen Morgan

60 Oaktree Drive, Hook, Hampshire