insouciance

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• There was the same insouciance, the charm, the overpowering presence, the fastidiousness as to dress; but within it all, hidden from the casual eye, there was the reptilian coldness. —  The Grand Wheel
• Tongue lolling in a gay insouciance, the animal scooted close to Sally and butted his large head against her in a blatant demand to be noticed. —  Journey Into Love
• Scratch the surface of her habitual insouciance, and she was both sensible and intuitive to her core. —  With No One as Witness
• Neither Bertie's indolence nor his insouciance was assumed; utter carelessness was his nature, utter impassability was his habit, and he was truly for the moment loath to leave his bed, his coffee, and his novel; he must have his leg over the saddle, and feel the strain on his arms of that "pulling" pace with which the King always went when once he settled into his stride, before he would really think about winning. —  Under Two Flags
• sighed the victim, raising himself with reluctance, while the Seraph disappeared in a cloud of Turkish Neither Bertie's indolence nor his insouciance was assumed; utter carelessness was his nature, utter impassability was his habit, and he was truly for the moment loath to leave his bed, his coffee, and his novel; he must have his leg over the saddle, and feel the strain on his arms of that "pulling" pace with which the King always went when once he settled into his stride, before he would really think about winning The hunting breakfasts of our forefathers and of our present squires found no favor with Bertie; a slice of game and a glass of Curacoa were all he kept the drag waiting to swallow; and the four bays going at a pelting pace, he and the rest of the Household who were gathered at Royallieu were by good luck in time for the throw-off of the Quorn, where the hero o' the Blue Ribbon was dancing impatiently under Willon's hand, scenting the fresh, keen, sunny air, and knowing as well what all those bits of scarlet straying in through field and lane, gate and gap, meant, as well as though the merry notes of the master's horn were winding over the gorse. —  Under Two Flags

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