Her name was not very attractive--Ella F.
Hubby, as he eventually learned--but she was not unpleasing.

Her principal charm was a laughing, hoydenish countenance and roguish eyes.
She was the daughter of a well-to-do commission merchant in South Water Street.

That her interest should have been aroused by that of Cowperwood in her was natural enough.

She was young, foolish, impressionable, easily struck by the glitter of a reputation, and Mrs.
Huddlestone had spoken highly of Cowperwood and his wife and the great things he was doing or was going to do.

When Ella saw him, and saw that he was still young-looking, with the love of beauty in his eyes and a force of presence which was not at all hard where she was concerned, she was charmed; and when Aileen was not looking her glance kept constantly wandering to his with a laughing signification of friendship and admiration.