"I'm sometimes the same way, so very understandable." She's not sure if he'll believe her or not, but it's very true. Especially at the end of their trip to Indiana, she'd wanted to hide.

Ellie cracks up! "Gosh no!" She blushes. "See, Nat and Jinian can speak to the horses apparently, and Mr. Dobson said that the horses tend to get gossipy, so..."