In the midst of it, there was a knock on the door and Gladys entered.
"Had your breakfast?" Stephanie inquired.
"An hour ago," Gladys replied. "You take the early morning hours to walk; I take them for my correspondence and household orders. You win this time—it was a beautiful morning. Where did you go?"
"Out the Churchville road, across the path through the Overton property to the Henrystown road, and home."
"The path through the Overton property!" exclaimed Gladys. "I forgot to warn you that they are using those fields for pasturing cattle, with a vicious bull among them. Did you see him?"
"Yes, we saw him," Stephanie answered, buttering a roll.
"Did he come close?"
"Fairly close!"
"Weren't you frightened?" Gladys asked.
"A trifle."