were talking one in a million here . then they were gone , out the back door , into the night . `` he must be the special-effects pro , '' dalton murmured . they were ready to push off . would you like to try and knock it down another payment ? '' `` maybe it does n't matter , '' ben said . good for surfing i suppose , but bad for everything else . `` the wax thing did n't go well . '' he would do it as easily as another man might cuff a dog , she knew . 