Sir: The news, in that stupid letter (December 11), that
The Spectator is to lose the services of Mr Auberon Waugh, if correct, is grave. Grave for The Spectator and its readers, and grave for such literary standards as still exist in Britain. There are few novels published in England which deserve to be published or read, but when they are published it needs someone like Auberon Waugh to tell readers whether they are trash or deserve to be read. He can like other critics get himself quoted in publishers' advertisements but he does not need this kind of cheap publicity. Do hold on to him, on his terms, for he is an adornment to The Spectator, and to English letters in general. 3. Vijayatunga 5 Heath Hurst Road, NW3 London There is no sound foundation for the rumour that Mr Waugh is leaving The Spectator's pages. — Editor The Spectator.
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