intrepidity

urheus The quality of being intrepid; bravery.
1813, (w), (w), Volume I, Chapter 6,http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42671/42671-h/42671-h.htm

Miss Bingley immediately fixed her eyes on his face, and desired he would tell her what lady had the credit of inspiring such reflections. Mr. Darcy replied with great intrepidity,

“Miss Elizabeth Bennet.”

(..) there are common and covert dangers, that “look like nothing” and that can be but inwardly and occultly dealt with, which involve the sharpest hazards to life and honour and the highest instant decisions and intrepidities of action.