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I send you three grey cats with gifts— (For uniformity of metaphor, Since Bacchus, Satan, and the Hangman Are not contemporaneous in my mythology) I send you three grey cats with gifts, Queen Guinevere, To warn you, sleekly, silently To pay the forfeit. Source: Seiffert, Marjorie Allen. “The King Sends Three Cats to Guinevere.” BlackCatPoems.com. Black Cat Poems, n.d. Web. 7 July 2011. Which excerpt indicates that King Arthur knows Queen Guinevere has been unfaithful to their marriage?

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Answer: To warn you.

In this excerpt, it is clear that King Arthur knows that Queen Guinevere has been unfaithful to him. He makes this clear when he states "I send you three grey cats with gifts, Queen Guinevere, To warn you, sleekly, silently." This sentence indicates that the present has been sent not as a kindness, but as a warning. These lines change the tone of the poem to one that is threatening.

Answer:

The answer is "I send you three grey cats with gifts, Queen Guinevere, To warn you, sleekly, silently."

Explanation:

In the “The King Sends Three Cats to Guinevere" by Marjorie Allen Seiffert (1885-1970) the poet dwells on the theme of the Guinevere's infidelity. Here we have the phrase "to warn you" which indicates that Arthur knows of her betrayal .

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