So on this day I speak of we did not turn back when we found ourselves in the midst of a sudden mist.

We sat down in a sheltered place and waited, knowing it would lift in time.

The sun had been shining when we set out.
Angus and Jean were content to sit and guard me while I amused myself.
They knew I would keep near them and run into no danger.

I was not an adventurous child.

I was, in fact, in a more than usually quiet mood that morning.