11/30 How does he do it? "He calls to her or he walks in front of her. At once she turns her attention to him, appears to forget her prey altogether, rubs against him, purrs, lets him chafe her ears, head and neck, seems to beg for more chafing, rolls on the ground by him and invites him to play with her. Sometimes she seems to insist on his playing with her and to threaten to lose her temper unless he does play with her." "What do you mean by playing with her ?" Tanno queried. "Creatures about as long as your forearm and rather gentle ?" "Certainly," said Tanno. |