She fell on the bread and cheese as if she were a lioness.....

“ She fell on the bread and cheese as if she were a lioness. Did lions eat cheese? He didn’t know. He knew Mrs Prater’s kitten ate cheese. He ate anything. Poor bloody animal. Still, he was a slum cat, no reason why his life should be better than a humans' sad ruddy existence. ”

Luggs

From : Jack the Ripper: The Long Arm of the Law