Mendoza barely suppressed an amused snort.<br/><br/>"Lad, it means more people to<em>do</em>the work!  And since they're working passage, they pay us a bit but draw no wages.  Explain to me how that's a bad thing, next time you're looking over the ledger."<br/><br/>He gives Elizabeth another appraising glance.  "Trained in medicine, you said.  How much training?"