leave-with-expenses-and-pay

Updated: May 21, 2025

"What now?" demanded Cochrane. "The publicity on the torp-test," said Babs guiltily, "was so good that the firm was worried for fear we'd seem to be doing it for a client of the firm which we are. So we've all been put on a leave-with-expenses-and-pay status. Officially, we're all sick and the firm is paying our expenses until we regain our health." "Kind of them," said Cochrane.

Murray Leinster - Operation: Outer Space