she continued in the traditional role of the daughter of a well-connected family, attending social events and maintaining a sweet and polite manner – she was nicknamed "the rose of jedburgh" among edinburgh socialites. back in burntisland a young tutor came to stay with the family to educate her younger brother henry. mr craw was a greek and latin scholar, and somerville asked him to purchase elementary books on algebra and geometry for her. he presented somerville with euclid's "elements" and "algebra" by john bonnycastle. somerville would rise early to play the piano, painted during the day, and stayed up late to study euclid and algebra. when the family friend lord balmuto invited her to visit his family, somerville first saw a laboratory. she also spent some time with the oswalds family in dunnikeir. somerville was impressed with their daughter elizabeth oswald, a bold horsewoman who became a greek and latin scholar and married thomas bruce, 7th earl of elgin.