The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (Love's Academic, #1)

by India Holton

she sighted something that caused her to gasp. “A bastard, here in the forest!” Miss Pickering stared at her with astonishment. One simply did not speak of people born out of wedlock if one was a lady,

“The great bustard has no business being in a forest! It is a bird of the fields.” “Oh, a bustard,” Beth said with relief.

Taking another bite of sandwich, he muttered about dumb associates (or possibly “yum, opiates!” which might explain quite a bit).

ventured forth with such speed, several shocked pedestrians muttered to each other, “There goes a feminist!”