Maurice's ears swept backwards as he glanced away in search of something else to look at. Like the rest of the vegetables.

"I dunno about that...I'm still gettin' used to the whole four legs thing."

But he did bring up a good point. Once Maurice got his bearings and quit moping slash having occasional breakdowns, he could probably run incredibly fast. He knew he had the lungs for it because he had screamed for a very very very long time the previous day.