Table talk
Sir: To read Sir Denis Brogan's reports from America one would think that he had been making an historic tour across the land, amid brassy fanfare. Alas, this is not the case. No one I know has met him (not even my wealthy friends) nor even heard of him.
In fact, as I have sedulously read all his reports, I am not even sure he was writing from or about America. The land in no way resembles his visions, especially his snide allusion to Indiana. Indiana is one of the marvels of our age. The fertility of our lands is unexcelled. Our industry prospers. Bloom- ington, Indiana, is the home of colour tele- vision, and Monroe County, Indiana, where The Alternative magazine is published, has been referred to as a reincarnation of Athens.
I fear the SPECTATOR has been defrauded. Sir Denis Brogan has been writing from the
Royal Cambridge Hotel, Cambridge. But I do extend a warm invitation to the scoundrel. If ever he comes to America I welcome him to our Hoosier paradise. I shall even prepare for him a tepid cup of tea or our traditional drink, bourbon and branch water.
R. Emmett Tyrrell The Alternative, Rural Route 11, Box 360, Bloomington, Indiana 47401
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