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Since when was harassment a synonym 'or c ourtshi p? ip n (Paul

Johnson, 'How can a Since when was harassment a synonym 'or courtship? ipn (Paul Johnson, 'How can a knlan get anywhere with a woman without uarassi

ng her?') I pity any poor girl receiv- ing the attentions of Paul Johnson as he, along with so many Englishmen, does not seem to have noticed a difference. And what is more, while meeting Byron may well have been interesting, having his hand up my skirt is not something I am sorry to have missed.

Sarah Foguson,

Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia