Mary did gratefully take Peggy's hand as she got her footing. Then she held onto the horse's reins as they walked.
"Thank you for the offer. I may indeed need help taking care of her as the end of my pregnancy nears and after I have the baby." She would be laid up for a little while. "Food and water are good and necessary, so I suppose that it was a successful trip then. Did you and Mr. Parker... have a nice time?"
Perhaps it was rude to ask such a question, but she considered Peggy a friend and was in the mood for a bit of girl talk. But if she preferred not to disclose whether or not she and Peter had sex, Mary wouldn't hold it against her.