With Lord Ridsdale she succeeded better.

Her subtle flattery and constant attentions made some impression on him.

He told his wife that Miss Lyster was a very amiable girl, and he hoped she would often pass her vacation at Thorpe Castle.
My lady smiled suavely, and made no reply.
Adelaide wrote to her brother that he had no cause for fear.
"The first morning of my arrival," she said, "Marion took me to her room, and we had a long talk about you.

Have no fear; she is quite true to you, and I have a scheme in my mind for getting you invited to the castle." One morning when Lady Ridsdale and Miss Arleigh were engaged with visitors Adelaide asked if she might go through the picture-gallery.
Lord Ridsdale, flattered by the request, offered to go with her and show her some of his especial favorites.
Miss Lyster was all enthusiasm, and she was tolerably well acquainted with the first principles of art.

She made some remarks that pleased and interested his lordship.