 What are the aliens in line hoping will happen?
The aliens came in every shape and form, in all colors and textures—and all of them eager for a Corrigan contract. It's the best of its kind, the only really decent place where Earthmen can get a gander at the other species of the universe. At the same time, we had turned away a dozen ursinoids, fifty of the reptilian natives of Ghryne, seven Sirian spiders, and no less than nineteen chlorine-breathing Procyonites wearing gas masks. I had turned away three more ursinoids, hired a vegetable from Miazan, and said no to a scaly pseudo-armadillo from one of the Delta Worlds.
 that they will get to work for the Corrigan Institute
 that they will get paid to work at a zoo on their home planet  their talent will win them a trip to Earth  that they will be able to pay for a chance to see Earth  that they will get to work for the Corrigan Institute