5 AUGUST 1995, page 39

Low Life

The perfect farewell Jeffrey Bernard I t was sad enough to go to Michael Andrews's funeral to say goodbye to such a good and such a gifted old friend, but a couple of drinks......

Half Life

Gorgeous long white legs Carole Morin A n outrageous letter from my bank advised me, 'You can use money for virtu- ally anything and we make it very easy to arrange the money......

High Life

Family sagas Taki I have been here before,' says Charles to Hooper at the beginning of Brideshead Revisited, and so he had. These are Brideshead-type days, with a cloudless sky......