20 FEBRUARY 1988, page 42

Low Life

Misspent time Jeffrey Bernard T his is the sort of thing that comes through the letter-box: 'Dear Sir, I've been reading a few things of yours in The Spectator, not a lot but......

Home Life

Colour problem Alice Thomas Ellis It was most invigorating to enjoy an evening out. And I met P. J. Kavanagh whom I hadn't seen since he was a little boy at his school in Wales.......