Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

No, I suppose not," agreedElvira.
　　She glanced round in an expressionless manner. Itcertainly seemed impossible to connect Bertram's with dancing.
　　"Lot of old fogies here, I'm afraid," said Colonel Luscombe repeatinghimself. "Ought, perhaps, to have taken you somewhere moremodern. Not very well up in these things, you see."
　　"This is very nice," saidElvira politely.
　　"It's only for acouple of nights," went on Colonel Luscombe. "I thought we'd go to a show this evening. Amusical –” he said the word rather doubtfully, as though notsure he was using the right term. "Let Down Your Hair Girls. Ihope that will be all right?"
　　"How delightful," exclaimedMrs. Carpenter. "That will be a treat, won't it, Elvira?"