"No—"
"Then don't expect me to watch without getting my fingers dirty," said Farrell cheerfully. "Sitting around in a place like this would drive me nuts without something to do."
"O.K., then," smiled Don. "We'll start off by building about a dozen miniatures. We'll make 'em about six inches long—we're not going to handle much power, you know. That's first."
Kingman viewed the list with distaste. "There are a number of items here which I may not allow," he said.
"For instance?" asked Channing with lifted eyebrows.
"One, the manufacture or fabrication of power transmission tubes by anyone except Terran Electric is forbidden. Two, your purpose in wanting to make tubes is not clearly set forth. Three, the circuit in which you intend to use these tubes is unorthodox, and must be clearly and fully drawn and listed."
"Oh, spinach! How can we list and draw a circuit that is still in the embryonic stage?"
"Then clarify it. Until then I shall withhold permission."
"But look, Mr. Kingman, we're going to develop this circuit as we go along."