Jimmy Leath shrugged. “It’s the way the cards fell. Our depth interviews revealed the predominating motivating factor in travel today is snobbery. And the ultimate in travel status symbol is a spot no one else has been to. It was United Travels who picked Kabul, not me.”
“Lads, lads,” the Professor chuckled. He turned to the last of the trio. “Lester, has Irene convinced you as yet that you should resign from Doolittle Research and take a position a bit more, ah, worthy of your scholarly abilities?”
Les Frankle flushed. “Well, no sir, not yet.”
The Professor smiled at him in fatherly condescension. “I can not quite see her point, lad. Where would your efforts gain greater remuneration than here?”
Les squirmed. “Well, it’s not that, Professor Doolittle. Irene’s a do-gooder…well, in the
