Just look down the road and tell me if you can see either of them."
"I see nobody on the road." said Alice.
"I only wish I had such eyes,"the King remarked in a fretful tone. "To be able to see Nobody! And at such a distance too!"
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"Who did you pass on the road?" the King went on, holding out his hand to the Messenger for some more hay.
"Nobody," said the Messenger.
"Quite right," said the King; "this young lady saw him too. So of course Nobody walks slower than you."
"I do my best," the Messenger said in a sullen tone. "I'm sure nobody walks much faster than I do!"
"He can't do that," said the King, "or else he'd have been here first.
"I see nobody on the road." said Alice.
"I only wish I had such eyes,"the King remarked in a fretful tone. "To be able to see Nobody! And at such a distance too!"
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"Who did you pass on the road?" the King went on, holding out his hand to the Messenger for some more hay.
"Nobody," said the Messenger.
"Quite right," said the King; "this young lady saw him too. So of course Nobody walks slower than you."
"I do my best," the Messenger said in a sullen tone. "I'm sure nobody walks much faster than I do!"
"He can't do that," said the King, "or else he'd have been here first.
( Lewis Carroll )
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