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a reply, he and Kevin marched through the door and headed for the curving marble staircase.
    “Wait! You can’t just barge in here!” Swift objected, hurrying to block their way. “Miss Frost is far too busy to be bothered by unannounced visitors.”
    “Move aside, sir,” said Kevin in a very deep, very serious voice. “We don’t want anyone getting hurt.”
    Swift stepped back without hesitation. Giles was impressed.
    They made their way quickly up the stairs. Kevin, practically blind in his sunglasses, had to feel his way along the bannister to avoid tripping.
    Miss Frost was on the telephone when they burst into her office.
    “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse!” she growled.Snatching up another phone she said, “Tell him he’d better sell now, or he’ll be eating potatoes for the rest of his life!”
    Giles gulped.
    Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea after all. But it was too late now. Miss Frost had caught sight of them and was frowning curiously.
    “I’ll call you back in thirty seconds,” she said into the phone.
    Giles took a deep breath, handed his briefcase to Kevin, and strode up to the huge desk.
    “Miss Frost,” he said, trying to sound firm and professional, “I have a deal for you.”
    “Is that Giles Barnes?”
    “That’s correct.”
    “And who is this with you?”
    “That’s my personal assistant.”
    “How did you get his hair to do that?”
    “Never mind that right now, Miss Frost.”
    “Why is he wearing sunglasses?”
    “To look menacing,” Kevin said helpfully.
    Miss Frost glanced at her day planner.
    “I don’t believe we have an appointment today,” she said.
    “No, we don’t,” said Giles brusquely. “But this simply couldn’t wait.”
    “Oh?”
    “I want to buy those dinosaurs, Miss Frost, and I’m prepared to make you a cash offer right now.”
    Giles thought there was a sparkle of admiration in her eyes.
    “Go on,” she said.
    Giles suddenly drew a blank. He simply didn’t know what to say next. Instead, he snapped his fingers. Kevin stepped forward obediently and helped him off with his jacket, draping it over his arm. Giles cleared his throat and adjusted his tie. He had no idea what he was doing, but it all seemed incredibly professional. For good measure he snapped his fingers again and Kevin stepped forward with the jacket and helped Giles back into it.
    He felt much better now.
    “Let me be candid, Miss Frost. Allow me to get straight to the heart of the matter. I’m not a man to mince words.Speaking as one businessperson to another, I think we can hammer out a deal which is mutually beneficial.”
    He hadn’t the slightest idea where all these words were coming from, but they were pouring into his mind thick and fast.
    “I think you’ll find that my offer speaks for itself.”
    He snapped his fingers again, and Kevin brought over the briefcase and set it on Miss Frost’s desk. Giles gave a curt nod. Kevin opened the clasps and flipped up the top. Inside was a small, rumpled stack of money, held together by an elastic band. Scattered across the bottom of the briefcase was an assortment of coins.
    Miss Frost carefully counted the money. Giles looked over at Kevin and smiled weakly. Would it be enough? He didn’t think it looked nearly as impressive as it had earlier in his bedroom. But it was all the money he’d saved up for the remote-controlled airplane, plus some of Kevin’s savings from the genius business.
    “You realize, of course,” said Miss Frost, “that these dinosaurs are worth over a million times the amount you have here.”
    Giles instantly felt ridiculous.
    “Really?”
    “I’m afraid so, yes.”
    “Well,” said Giles, “this is all I have.”
    Miss Frost looked at him curiously.
    “And you’re willing to spend all of it on the dinosaurs?”
    Giles nodded firmly. “It’s just money.”
    Miss Frost gazed thoughtfully at all the television screens flashing numbers, then turned towards the windows.
    “What