Hrm. How would one tell it was not female? Was it sitting on the king’s lap in a rather unlikely fashion?
Tomcats are usually stouter and more muscular, and have a more robust head shape? Also, they have pretty large and conspicuous balls.
It’s a large cat by stipulation.
Also, they have pretty large and conspicuous balls.
What, even when sitting nicely on someone’s lap?
A large indolent cat is unlikely to actually sit on somebody’s lap. In my experience they sprawl.
I think the “plainly” meant that his jewels were in plain sight.
Hrm. How would one tell it was not female? Was it sitting on the king’s lap in a rather unlikely fashion?
Tomcats are usually stouter and more muscular, and have a more robust head shape? Also, they have pretty large and conspicuous balls.
It’s a large cat by stipulation.
What, even when sitting nicely on someone’s lap?
A large indolent cat is unlikely to actually sit on somebody’s lap. In my experience they sprawl.
I think the “plainly” meant that his jewels were in plain sight.