"No. Terran Electric will furnish you with blueprints which we consider suitable." Kingman paused for a moment. "I shall expect the complete program of tomorrow's experiments by five o'clock this evening."
Kingman left, and Wes Farrell smiled uncertainly. "Shall we begin making the list?"
"Might as well," said Channing. "But, how do you lay out a complete experimental program for twelve hours ahead?"
"It's a new one on me, too," said Farrell.
"Well, come on. I'll get Walt Franks, and we'll begin."
"I wonder if it might not be desirable for Kingman to sit in on these program-settings?" said Channing, after a moment of staring at the page before him.
"I suggested that to him. He said 'No'. He prefers his information in writing."
Walt came in on the last words. Channing brought Franks up to date and Walt said: "But why would he want a written program if he's going to disallow certain ideas?"
"Sounds to me like he's perfectly willing to let us suggest certain lines of endeavor; he may decide that they look good enough to have the Terran Electric labs try themselves," said Channing.
Wes Farrell looked uncomfortable.