"Don't worry," King assured him. "It's all in there, implicit in those equations, you two, me, Lentz, the Board of Directors — and just what we all have to do to accomplish it."
"All except the matter of time," Lentz cautioned.
"Eh?"
"You'll note that elapsed time appears in your answer as an undetermined unknown."
"Yes… yes, of course. That's the chance we have to take. Let's get busy!"
* * *
Chairman Dixon called the Board of Directors to order. "This being a special meeting, we'll dispense with minutes and reports," he announced. "As set forth in the call we have agreed to give the retiring superintendent three hours of our time."
"Mr. Chairman—"
"Yes, Mr. Thornton?"
"I thought we had settled that matter."