"I didn't mean that to insult you," he said, fighting not to laugh. She might be older than me but as far as I can tell, she sometimes has the most childish of thoughts! He snapped out of his musings when she stuck a few pieces of parchment in his face. "Er, no I can't. My niece is still in there," he said, putting the parchment back on the table. He held out the bracelet again; "Lucy, I'm not dumb, and I'm very stubborn. Just take the stupid bracelet!" he said, getting slightly frustrated.