A madness of tender caressing seized her. She purred as a tiger might have done, while she undulated like a snake.
Source: Three Weeks, 1907.
-- Elinor Glyn, (Oct 17 1864-1943), English novelist, short-story writer; She was known for her highly romantic tales with luxurious settings and improbable plots; wrote Three Weeks, 1907; It, 1927; and Did She?, 1934.