Dinosaur told the story of how Odysseus killed the Cyclops with a pointed 
stick, just as he was about to do to Baron Burt. Nell insisted on hearing what 
happened after that. One story led to another. Miranda tried to tell the 
stories as fast as she could, tried to put a tone of boredom and impatience 
into her voice, which wasn't easy because she was actually on the verge of 
panic. She had to get Nell out of that apartment before Burt woke up from his 
drunk.