"Me?" said ’Possum, with blank amazement. "Oh, I’m too old—an’ I ain’t got no time."  She stuck out a roughly-booted foot and looked at it critically; then gave an irrepressible little chuckle. "Wouldn’t I be a rummy spectacle at a darnce, now, Missus?"  But the laugh did not last long, and Aileen thought it was followed by a sigh.