Although the author is unwilling to state his answer, it's rather heavily implied she pointed him to the tiger. > How often, in her waking hours and in her dre

Although the author is unwilling to state his answer, it's rather heavily implied she pointed him to the tiger. > How often, in her waking hours and in her dreams, had she started in wild horror, and covered her face with her hands as she thought of her lover opening the door on the other side of which waited the cruel fangs of the tiger! contra > But how much oftener had she seen him at the other door! How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady! How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman, with her flushing cheek and sparkling eye of triumph; [...]. It is also interesting to see the sprinkles of social Darwinism throughout out the story. > Had it not been for the moiety of barbarism in her nature, it is probable that lady would not have been there; but her intense and fervid soul would not allow her to be absent on an occasion in which she was so terribly interested.