Scarce was he lain down but he had what he wanted . A rash and foolish young rabbit jumped into his bag , and Monsieur Puss , immediately drawing close the strings , took and killed him without pity . Proud of his prey , he went with it to the palace and asked to speak with his majesty . He was shown upstairs into the King 's apartment , and , making a low reverence , said to him : `` I have brought you , sir , a rabbit of the warren , which my noble lord the Marquis of Carabas '' -LRB- for that was the title which puss was pleased to give his master -RRB- `` has commanded me to present to your majesty from him . '' `` Tell thy master , '' said the king , `` that I thank him and that he does me a great deal of pleasure . '' Another time he went and hid himself among some standing corn , holding still his bag open , and when a brace of partridges ran into it he drew the strings and so caught them both . He went and made a present of these to the king , as he had done before of the rabbit which he took in the warren . The king , in like manner , received the partridges with great pleasure , and ordered him some money for drink . The Cat continued for two or three months thus to carry his Majesty , from time to time , game of his master 's taking . One day in particular , when he knew for certain that he was to take the air along the river-side , with his daughter , the most beautiful princess in the world , he said to his master : `` If you will follow my advice your fortune is made . You have nothing else to do but go and wash yourself in the river , in that part I shall show you , and leave the rest to me . '' The Marquis of Carabas did what the Cat advised him to , without knowing why or wherefore . While he was washing the King passed by , and the Cat began to cry out : `` Help ! help ! My Lord Marquis of Carabas is going to be drowned . '' At this noise the King put his head out of the coach-window , and , finding it was the Cat who had so often brought him such good game , he commanded his guards to run immediately to the assistance of his Lordship the Marquis of Carabas . While they were drawing the poor Marquis out of the river , the Cat came up to the coach and told the King that , while his master was washing , there came by some rogues , who went off with his clothes , though he had cried out : `` Thieves ! thieves ! '' several times , as loud as he could . This cunning Cat had hidden them under a great stone .
The King immediately commanded the officers of his wardrobe to run and fetch one XXXXX his best suits for the Lord Marquis of Carabas .
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