impudence

• He had a narrow face with that look of alert impudence which is common on the faces of gutter snipes in large cities As he sat staring he spoke now and then, spoke to himself, for there was no one to listen to him We beat them," he said once. —  Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918
• But it is extinguished instantly after, by Gaspar laying hold of one of the knives, and giving el tigre the coup de grace by a cut across its throat; as he does so, saying That's for your impudence--intruding yourself on three hungry travellers about sitting down to supper CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN BETWEEN TORRENT AND TIGER Having dragged the dead beast out of their ponchos, they are about to re-adjust these as before, when it strikes them there is no longer any need for closing the cave's mouth. —  Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco
• A young rabbit sat on the top of a mound looking at him with an air of impudence which is sometimes associated with extreme youth. —  The Eagle Cliff
• It was just like her impudence--eh, Livy Oh, Marcus, I am so sorry," and Olivia put down her work and looked at him sympathetically. —  Doctor Luttrell's First Patient
• I could scarcely help laughing at his cool impudence, and suppose I had been too much absorbed by thought, or employment, to notice his approach. —  Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals

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