“I mean that you probably chose the name ‘Hummin’ out of a wry sense of what was fitting. ‘Hummin’ is a mispronunciation of ‘human,’ isn’t it?” Hummin made no response. He continued to stare at Seldon. And finally Seldon said, “Because you’re not human, are you, ‘Hummin/Demerzel’? You’re a robot.”
