, ▁" although ▁I ▁once ▁believed ▁otherwise ". ▁Rec ogn izing ▁his ▁need ▁to ▁marry ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁his ▁political ▁career , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁opp ose , ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁facil itated , ▁Gran ville ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁her ▁nie ce , ▁Lady ▁Har ri et ▁Cav end ish ▁(' Har ry o ') ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁ ▁Of ▁her ▁younger ▁adm ir ers , ▁her ▁favour ite ▁was ▁The ▁Hon ou rable ▁William ▁Lamb ▁( who ▁succeeded ▁as ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Vis count ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ), ▁although ▁he ▁then ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her ▁daughter ▁Caroline . ▁ ▁Although ▁Har ri et ▁was ▁anxious ▁for ▁Caroline ▁to ▁marry ▁early , ▁she ▁had ▁mis giv ings ▁( which ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁entirely ▁just ified ) ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁William ▁and ▁Caroline ▁were ▁well ▁su ited ; ▁in ▁addition ▁she ▁and ▁William ' s ▁mother ▁Elizabeth ▁Lamb , ▁Vis count ess ▁Melbourne , ▁det ested ▁each ▁other ▁( Hen ri etta ▁referred ▁to ▁Lady ▁Melbourne ▁as ▁" the ▁Th orn "). ▁ ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁fond ness ▁for ▁William , ▁she ▁gave ▁her ▁consent ▁to ▁their ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Sher idan ' s ▁feelings ▁for ▁her ▁became ▁an ▁ob session . ▁ ▁He ▁dist ress ed ▁her ▁greatly ▁just ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁hoped ▁his ▁g host ▁would ▁ha unt ▁her ; ▁she ▁asked ▁him ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁done ▁enough ▁through ▁his ▁life ▁to