We understand from the passage that Marie …..

It was very hot at breakfast, although the fans in the hotel restaurant were on full power. Marie was glad she had followed the advice of her mother and had her hair cut before the trip to Thailand. The waiter who served her coffee was very polite, but couldn't help staring at her. Mark didn't know if it was because she had fair hair or because of the clothes she was wearing. She was puzzled because she had been into town before breakfast and had walked unnoticed down the streets. Here, alone in the room with this man, she felt like an object In a museum.