The strictest sense of female propriety is a distinguishing trait among them.

A woman who transgresses it is said to have "forgotten herself," and is sure to be cast off and "forgotten" by her friends.
The marriage proposed between the young officer and the daughter of Day-kau-ray, was understood as intended to be true and lasting.

The father would not have exposed himself to the contempt of his whole nation by selling his daughter to become the mistress of any man.

The Day-kau-rays, as I have elsewhere said, were not a little proud of a remote cross of French blood which mingled with the aboriginal stream in their veins, and probably in acceding to the proposed connection the father of Agathe was as much influenced by what he considered the honor to be derived as by the amount of valuable presents which accompanied the overtures made to him.
Be that as it may, the poor girl was torn from her lover, and transferred from her father's lodge to the quarters of the young officer.
There were no ladies in the garrison at that time.

Had there been, such a step would hardly have been ventured.