Sentence:  “A tight little craft,” was Austin's invariable comment on the matron;nb.... &para; Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed <WSD>expectation</WSD> that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.