"Now," said Weston to Barden, "granting that this is the real goods, how large can it be made?"
"It takes about four kilowatts per liter," said Barden. "Since the process takes only about ten seconds, the demand is quite high over a short period. But bearing in mind the four KW per liter, you may make the thing evacuate any volume up to the practical limit."
"Nothing for a home appliance," laughed Weston. "But if it will drive the spitting devil out of an electron microscope in ten seconds, it's worth it. What are you asking for rights and royalties if it performs as you state?"
"Mr. Weston, I'm interested in one thing only and that is to prove the value of my theory—the one that Edith Ward scorned."
"We're not interested in your theory save as a theory," said Weston.
"I don't want a position. I want enough immediate money to set up my own laboratory."
"You'll make a lot more if you take a small option now and accept a royalty, you know."
"I'll sell it outright for five million."