Eccentric morals of educated rakes and pretty young ladies, funny situations, bright characters - in an elegant novel full of subtle, truly British humor by Barbara Pym! Who said that anthropologists do nothing but travel to exotic countries, doing long and difficult excavations , sometimes putting their own lives in danger? They regularly attend social parties, belong to prestigious clubs, and drive fashionable cars. And also - who would have thought - they go after pretty students with all their might and desperately intrigue, fighting for substantial funds for expeditions and writing very important works. But since they spend quite a lot of time in the company of beauties, literally “fossils”, relationships with quite living and their cheerful friends are so complex that it’s hard to even describe...