"Something very much like nothing anyone had ever seen befo… - James Thurber

"Something very much like nothing anyone had ever seen before came trotting down the stairs and crossed the room.

"What is that?" the Duke asked, palely.

"I don't know what it is," said Hark, "but it's the only one there ever was.

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James Grover Thurber (8 December 1894 – 2 November 1961) was an American humorist and cartoonist.

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