She found herself thinking that, in external appearance, he had improved since she last saw him.

He had no longer that hungry, discontented look to which she had grown accustomed in the upper schoolroom at Dr.Tootle's; his eye seemed at once quieter and keener; his complexion was brighter; the habitual frown had somewhat smoothed away.

Then, he was more careful in the matter of dress.

On the whole, it seemed probable that his circumstances had changed for the better.
Waymark, on his side, whilst he talked, was not less full of speculation about Maud.

For the change in her appearance was certainly much more noticeable than it could be in his own.