Thus, through the carelessness of this obscure individual, was Col. W's.

" The man's boldness in so fully arming me was astonishing, and his carelessness in allowing me aboard with Captain Selover astonished me still more.

Such carelessness on the part of the French seemed incredible, as the country was very favorable to an ambuscade, and the officers were almost unanimously of the opinion that it was their purpose to abandon the fort at our approach.

I believe our only course is to let them believe they have been successful in every way, and so lull them into carelessness with a false sense of security.

And so will come over you not merely a carelessness about religious duties, about prayer, reading, church-going, but worse still, a carelessness about right and wrong.

He stepped aside, caught up a handful of her jewels that had been left, a tempting heap, openly exposed on her dressing-table (as much her own carelessness as anybody's, Sofia admitted) and tossed them lightly upon the face of the fraudulent canvas.

There was however some pleasure in reflecting that I, who had only trifled till diligence was necessary, might still congratulate myself upon my superiority to multitudes, who have trifled till diligence is vain; who can by no degree of activity or resolution recover the opportunities which have slipped away; and who are condemned by their own carelessness to hopeless calamity and barren sorrow.

His son attributed this carelessness at table to absorption in his studies.

But accuracy, patience, freedom from prejudice, carelessness for all except the truth, whatever the truth may beare not these the virtues of a truly free spirit?

At the conclusion of the session, Washington arose and sternly reprimanded the member for his carelessness by saying: "I must entreat gentlemen to be more careful, lest our transactions get into the newspapers and disturb the public repose by premature speculations.

He lent, and persuaded his friends to lend: he represented the king's cause as a good investment; and then, like the investing agent of to-day who slips so easily from carelessness into crime, he had to go on lending more and more, because he feared that if he stopped the king might turn against him.

"I am glad to have that piece of carelessness off my conscience at any rate," said he.

Winona had halted with assumed carelessness before its attractively dressed window displaying a colourful array of satin dancing slippers with high heels and bejewelled toes.

[Carelessness from lack of responsibility.]

The latter leaned with awkward carelessness against the counter, sipping a glass of spirits and water with a malicious smile.