Turians have a strong inclination towards public service and self-sacrifice, so they tend to be poor entrepreneurs.

[…] John, before taking his departure, had left the stable door and the front gate open, and that Tartar [a horse], having no halter on, had quietly walked out into the high road, and had been chevied up and down by the boys for the last quarter of an hour.

Clap, clap handies Mammie's wee, wee ain.

Jerry went for a thing called lemon plait. He watched the dwindling supply with anguish, not strong enough to reach the counter in the fetid excitement of hungry boys. He had almost no pocket money, and chocolate was beyond him.