“I should confess myself afraid.�
“Afraid of her?�
“Afraid of her eyes, rather.�
The detective shrugged again, but made no reply in words. The lawyer continued:
“Her vengeance against you, if she ever seeks one, will be unusual.�
“I fancy that she has something else to think about, than vengeance, just now,� replied the detective, with a smile.
“Tigers have long memories for an injury done to them, Nick. The superintendent up at the Zoo told me that only the other day. He said——â€�
“You seem to be fond of visiting the Zoo,� the detective interrupted, smiling again.
“I am. The place fascinates me, especially the cages which confine the tigers and the lions. Did you ever notice, Nick, how the lions will look straight out over your head, and never once into your eyes, and how they look as if they could see the wilderness where they were born?�
“Yes, often.�