"Will you be riding," Charlotte asked, "or taking the carriages?"
"I'm not certain," said Isabel. "Ivy and Louisa said they would arrive at eleven with their mothers, and suggested a nice tavern with a private room where we might have a light meal before returning."
"It doesn't matter," Charlotte said. "I've never enjoyed shopping anyway, you both know that. And being in the company of Cousin Goose Feathers, and her empty-headed minions would just make an intolerable activity even more so."
Again she weighed whether to tell them of her invitation to ride with Mr. Gowrey. Again, she decided against it as she wasn't sure of his intent yet, and Charlotte didn't want to cast a shadow on her friends’ joy. "Perhaps I will go for a ride here. In fact, I think I shall. I would like to ride that
