She was glad, for her own purposes, to comply with his wishes.

So together they entered, and found their way to the turret-room.

Caswall was much surprised to see Adam come to his house, but lent himself to the task of seeming to be pleased.

He played the host so well as to deceive even Adam.

They all went out on the turret roof, where he explained to his guests the mechanism for raising and lowering the kite, taking also the opportunity of testing the movements of the multitudes of birds, how they answered almost instantaneously to the lowering or raising of the kite.
As Lady Arabella walked home with Adam from Castra Regis, she asked him if she might make a request.