Giles tried to brush off the thanks, but Wesley repeated it insistently. Then he asked, "What kind of condition is it in? Does it look how you expected it to?"

"It does seem to have survived the years well, but then, weapons are one of the things that tend to," Giles said. "Now the question is how to ship it to you. I take it the permits won't be any trouble?"

"None at all," Wesley agreed. "And Wolfram and Hart will pay for everything, of course, including the costs you racked up acquiring the thing." He glanced at Spike, who was clearly listening to the entire conversation, and raised an eyebrow.