Isabel. Yes, if somebody else saw them.
L. But if nobody has ever seen them?
Isabel (evading the point.) Well, but, you know, if there were a real Valley of Diamonds, somebody must have seen it.
L. You cannot be so sure of that, Isabel. Many people go to real places, and never see them; and many people pass through this valley, and never see it.
Florrie. What stupid people they must be!
L. No, Florrie. They are much wiser than the people who do see it.
May. I think I know where it is.
Isabel. Tell us more about it, and then we'll guess.
L. Well. There's a great broad road, by a river-side, leading up into it.
May (gravely cunning, with emphasis on the last word). Does the road really go up?