"As soon as I get Terran Electric's permission."
"Here we go again!" groaned Walt.
"Yeah," said Don to Barney, "now you'll see the kind of birds you sold your gadget to."
They found Kingman and Farrell in conference. Channing offered his suggestion immediately, and Kingman looked it over, shaking his head.
"It is not permitted to alter, change, rework, or repair tubes owned by Terran Electric," he said.
"What are we permitted to do?" asked Channing.
"Give me your recommendation and I shall have the shop at Terran Electric perform the operation."
"At cost?"
"Cost plus a slight profit. Terran Electric, just as Venus Equilateral, is not in business from an altruistic standpoint."
"I see."