Never too late . . .

For many people in Britain, the winter of 1972-3 is remembered for the miners' strike, the “three-day week,” power cuts, and reading by candlelight. For Dr Miles Markus, however, more serious matters were brewing. Working at the time in London, he carefully prepared a letter and submitted it for publication to the British Medical Journal. The publication process ground slowly at the journal in those days (unlike the smooth, electronic office we have today?)—so it was not until June that Dr Markus's letter hit the press (1973;ii:666). To his dismay we had spelt his name wrongly, substituting a “c” for the “k.” How could this have happened? Dr (now Professor) Markus has nursed his grudge for 27 years, and last month, by an indirect route, we came to hear of his displeasure. We would like to apologise to Professor Markus and wish him a merry Kristmas.