She was a sprightly seventysomething.

As it was, he tweedled the letter about in his hands for about five minutes, in a musing mood, and then stepped with it into Mr. Gammon's room.

She was especially fond of Isadora-Duncan-style floating, ethereal gowns, and had semi-erotic photographs taken of herself swathed in revealing chiffon.

The average age of fans probably advanced with the progress of the decade, because many fans remained active right through it, to counterbalance the rejuvenation created by the gafiation of older fans and the appearance of neofans.