Now he looked back at her, startled out of the careful neutrality he had maintained all through his visit.

Her unexpected frankness was essentially a betrayal of that careful neutrality.

Through her hair, she saw alarm cross the tall Scout's face, replaced instantly with careful neutrality.

After a moment, with careful neutrality, she queried, "Yes?"

I frowned at him for a minute while he maintained the careful neutrality.

T wouldn't dream of it,' I replied, schooling my tone to a careful neutrality.

"Those are gifts from the watchers," the unknown man said, with careful neutrality.

"Yes," the holographic healer said with careful neutrality.

Vaughn was surprised, but hid it, studying her careful neutrality with interest.

"Good morning mistress, master," Nonnus replied with careful neutrality.