He had seen a letter or two addressed by her to the Abbe, and expressed himself with enthusiasm of her brilliance as a correspondent.
Presently he came to England, and sought out Lady Mary, who was no more immune from flattery than most folk of either sex.

How far the intimacy developed from the platonic to the amorous it is impossible to say.

That Remond made love to her there can be little doubt.

Sir Leslie Stephen holds the view that she did not encourage his passion.

Anyhow, it is beyond question that she wrote him imprudent letters, which he was prudent enough to keep.
Lady Mary basked in the admiration of Remond, and thought to reward him for his intelligence, at no cost to herself, by putting him on to "a good thing." Also, getting a little fearsome of his very marked attentions, or perhaps it was only wearying of them, she thought, as she confessed to her sister, the Countess of Mar, it would be the more easy to rid herself of this somewhat turbulent lover.
At this time the famous "boom" known as the South Sea Bubble was at the height of its brief career.