Ophelia had absolutely no patience for Miss Nott implying that she was not pleasing her husband correctly. That was what she was implying, wasn't it? Ophelia wasn't sure if she was still flustered from the attempted hunt or if Miss Nott was being more dense or evasive than the average woman, but she was having trouble divining what exactly her comments were intended to convey. In any case, she wasn't going to loiter around and listen to this soon-to-be-spinster had to say about her marriage.

"I think our attention has been diverted too long," she said briskly. "Our party will begin to miss our company. Excuse me," she said, urging her horse forward and away from Miss Nott's side. She wanted to find her husband and stay near him the rest of the excursion — surely Miss Nott would not dare to say such catty things in his presence.