The pair refuse to listen, blithely dismissing every suspicion or inconsistency he cites. They speculate blithely how long the initial bliss of marriage will last. The grasshopper blithely dismisses the queen's warning, saying that winter is a long way off. Hancock blithely assumes that that is all that is needed and prepares to depart. Contrary to Cornwallis' orders, Hanger and his cavalry blithely galloped into town. One day she blithely informs him that she has met someone&colon; an engineer. Later, he blithely tells Casper that he will find another girl. They blithely walk off hand in hand. Blithely so, Roger is depraved, devious, and cruel.