Tiger, Tiger by Lynne Reid Banks

Author:Lynne Reid Banks [Banks, Lynne Reid]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Historical, Ancient Civilizations
ISBN: 9780307548078
Google: LUrQJHx2uDEC
Amazon: B000SEGZP2
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Published: 2009-03-24T18:30:00+00:00

Marcus was overjoyed when he was told that Aurelia was coming. He'd never entertained her at his house before, and he had his servants and slaves running around in circles, getting ready for the visit.

“Everything has to be perfect! Clean the floor again—I see a bird dropping! She may take that for a bad omen. Bring more cushions for the couches. And food, and drink. I want the best fruit juices and sweetmeats for her. And for the tiger, some delicious meat—quail—yes, good, he loves game birds.” His mother had to intervene to put a brake on his stream of orders.

“Does the young lady make all this fuss when you visit her?”

“Mata! Of course not. She's Caesar's daughter! It's simply amazing, her coming here!”

“Of course it's a great honor. Nevertheless, enough is enough.” She clapped her hands and dismissed the servants. “Now, Marcus, I want you not to be servile. No exaggerated humbleness. Behave to her just as usual. That's what she will want.”

“Yes. All right. But Mata—why do you think she's coming?”

“She's missed you, I expect. You've been her closest friend.”

“Me? I don't think so,” he said, flattered but doubtful. “She always treats me like a big nuisance.”

“That was when you were little,” said his mother firmly. “You're growing up now—you're nearly eleven. You can expect to be more nearly her equal now. Just behave yourself properly and don't tease or make silly jokes. Be a man. She'll respect you for it.”

She looked at her son critically, trying to detach herself and see him as others might. He was a handsome enough boy, with his curly black hair, strong teeth, and lustrous eyes. Though he lacked height, he was beginning to fill out a little, around the shoulders. Was it remotely possible that one day … ? There were only two years between them— well, two and a bit. That wasn't much. Many boys were pledged or even married in their early teens, and some, where the uniting of high-class families was at issue, to older girls. A match between the cousins was not entirely impossible. Her ambitious heart almost stopped beating as this notion occurred to her.

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