Apr 20, 2022
"...S'pose I was to say to you, Gytha Ogg, your house is on fire, what's the first thing you'd try to take out?"
Nanny bit her lip. "This is one of them personality questions, ain't it?" she said.
"That's right."
"Like, you try to guess what I'm like by what I say..."
"Gytha Ogg, I've known you all my life, I knows what you're like. I don't need to guess. But answer me, all the same."
"I reckon I'd take Greebo."
Granny nodded.
"'Cos that shows I've got a warm and considerate nature," Nanny went on.
"No, it shows you're the kind of person who tries to work out what the right answer's supposed to be," said Granny. "Untrustworthy. That was a witch's answer if I ever heard one. Devious."
Nanny looked proud.
Terry Pratchett, Maskerade