Her wish was gratified at last.

The drawing master who for many years had attended the school died, and Adelaide besought Miss Carleton to engage her brother.

The astute lady was at first unwilling.

Allan Lyster was young, and she did not think a young master at all suitable.

But Adelaide represented to her that, although young, he was highly gifted--he could teach well, and his terms were lower than most masters.
"There could be no danger," she said, "Miss Carleton's pupils were all rich and well born--the young artist poor and unknown.