The new mood gave him the measure of her heart; but his tone lost nothing of its airiness.
"The Castle Inn"
Stanley John Weyman
Anna, too, was averse to riding and she felt a kind of grim satisfaction when, after a time, the little figure, which at first had skipped along ahead with all the airiness of a bird, began to lag, and even pant for breath, as the way grew steeper and the path more stony and rough.
"The Rector of St. Mark's"
Mary J. Holmes
Dorothy Roden was not slow of speech, but she touched topics with less airiness.
"Roden's Corner"
Henry Seton Merriman