“Right!”
“Why did you stop?”
“Well, we found out that some of the things we thought might be improved couldn't be, by reason of expense or weight or something else. So we decided to try to make sure our improvements would improve or could be carried out before we spoke.”
“Want to go into the shop?”
“Not as a steady job. I'll never make a mechanic.”
“Bill want to experiment in our testing department?”
“I don't think so.”
“Why not?”
“He says it annoys him to have people round him when he wants to be alone.”
“Must be an inventor.”