30 APRIL 1988, Page 31

Gone with the wind

Sir: I am a little offended that Auberon Waugh (Letters, 23 April) should find my possible flatulence disgusting and sad. It isn't. I drink vodka and am not a glutton or wine snob. Indoor plants — not to mention women — survive and blossom in my eyrie. Jeffrey Bernard

The Grouch° Club, Dean Street, London W1