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 of his best suits for the Lord Marquis of Carabas . The King caressed him after a very extraordinary manner , and as the fine clothes he had given him extremely set off his good mien -LRB- for he was well made and very handsome in his person -RRB- , the King 's daughter took a secret inclination to him , and the Marquis of Carabas had no sooner cast two or three respectful and somewhat tender glances but she fell in love with him to distraction . The King would needs have him come into the coach and take part of the airing .
The Cat , quite overjoyed to see his project begin to succeed , marched on before , and , meeting with some countrymen , who were mowing a meadow , he said to them : `` Good people , you who are mowing , if you do not tell the King that the meadow you mow belongs to my Lord Marquis of Carabas , you shall be chopped XXXXX small as herbs for the pot . ''
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