[ Chall certainly cannot avoid looking over Ibram's way -- it is a form of reassurance she needed in the foreign place and in an otherwise stressful situation. But her look does not linger as she takes to focusing on her task.
Chall weighed her options carefully. While wearing a veil is tempting, it will not do to reduce her visibility even further. Purple is a flattering color but she is not fond of jewelry. She chooses to play it safe -- ]
Blue will do fine.
[ And thus she selects a modest ensemble (just imagine it's in deep blue). She is hesitant in changing in Ibram's presence, looking as if she is making herself as small as possible -- perhaps not the most apt as someone newly-wed, but her scars are really not something she is the most fond of displaying. ]