Chapter SixFor a moment Theresa was frozen into immobility.
Then Le Roi raised his head and, rising, moved quickly towards the Marquis.
When he reached him, the tiger stood up on his hind legs and put his paws on the Marquis’s shoulders so that they were face to face.
For a few seconds man and beast looked at each other and then Le Roi got down on the ground and rubbed himself affectionately against the Marquis’s legs.
Theresa had risen to her feet and now, feeling uncertain and embarrassed, she moved towards the Marquis, aware that there was no other way for her to leave the enclosure except by the gate behind him.
As she reached him, he asked angrily,
“How did you get in here? Surely you must be aware that this animal is dangerous?”
Theresa smiled.
“Not to me, monsieur.”
“Who ar
