Isolated though she was, she was not unhappy.

She had only just begun to realize it, and not yet could she ask herself wherefore.
A distinct chill began to creep round her with the approach of night.

She lifted the bridle, and Diamond broke into a trot.

Back to Blue Hill Farm they went, leaving the silence and the loneliness behind them as they drew near.

Mary Ann was scolding the girl from the open door of the kitchen.