"That sounds like a veiled threat."
"That sounds like slander!"
"Oh, no. Believe me. But wait, Dr. Channing. Is there no way in which we can meet on a common ground?"
"I think so. We want a free hand in this tube proposition."
"For which rights you will turn over a nominal interest in solar power?"
"Forty percent," said Channing.
"But we—"
"I know, you want control."
"We'd like it."
"Sorry. Those are our terms. Take 'em or leave 'em."