He expected to find her improved, of course, but still he could only think of her as an Indian, showing her common prairie origin.

His knowledge of her before their marriage had been particularly brief; she was little more in his eyes than a thousand other Indian women, save that she was better-looking, was whiter than most, and had finer features.

He could not very clearly remember the tones of her voice, because after marriage, and before he had sent her to England, he had seen little or nothing of her.
When General Armour received the news of Frank's return he told his wife and Marion, and they consulted together whether it were good to let Lali know at once.

He might arrive that evening.

If so, the position would be awkward, because it was impossible to tell how it might affect her.