Glad to get up Patroclos’ nose

Sir,

I do not think, as Patroclos claims (September 25) that I can be both an “archetypal, pompous old Brit” and “a crude cretin”. Surely one would tend to rule out the other? At the same time it is rather gratifying to see that Eupro has clearly got up his nose. I shall look forward to it continuing to do so.

Donald Crawford, Bellapais