"Nonchalant" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... to see if he couldn't arrange for him to "hang around and help a spell until somebody else was sent," the conversation with the superintendent over the long distance 'phone resulted more favorably for Brown than that nonchalant young gentleman had a reasonable ...
— The Woman-Haters • Joseph C. Lincoln
... in her nonchalant fashion again; her chin between her two hands now, and her head making little appreciative nods. "That's like condensed milk; a great deal in a little of it. I'll put the fig-leaves away ...
— A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. • Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
... into his eyes, and his heart fluttered. "I must be cautious," he told himself. "In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment." At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant ...
— The Cardinal's Snuff-Box • Henry Harland
... messenger. The messenger, taller, more powerful, it seemed, by the heightening and strengthening force of righteous wrath, faced the mightiest man in the kingdom. Har-hat, though a little surprised and puzzled, was none the less complacent, confident, nonchalant. Near the fan-bearer, but behind him, were the ministers, astonished and puzzled. But since the past days had been so filled with momentous events, they were ready to expect a ...
— The Yoke - A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children - of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt • Elizabeth Miller
... papers back to the Count with a nonchalant air, as of a man who had quite made up his mind about them, saying in a ...
— The Golden Dog - Le Chien d'Or • William Kirby
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