If one were to suggest that she had come out unchaperoned, she might have fainted at the thought. No, she had come with her brothers for the day. At the mention of being alone, her eyes widened briefly.

"Goodness, no. My brothers came with me." She turned her head briefly and saw them, continuing in the heated disagreement that had started this morning. They had been supposed to be spending time with her. She turned back to Mr. Selwyn. "Their discussing something, though it's not really my place to ask what. They've been on about it all morning." Whatever it was, they certainly disagreed.