'But, but all that they'd have to do is pull and push when they're told, won't they?'
Dorcas hummed under his breath again. Masklin got the impression that he always did that if he was going to break some bad news.
'Well laddie,' he said. 'I'm six, I've seen a lot of people and I've got to tell you, if you lined up ten nomes and shouted "Pull", four of them would push and two of them would say "Pardon?" That's how people are.' (Truck)