about midday
Thus fitted to the purpose , away go these two friends , having now changed their names , Alinda being called Aliena , and Rosalynde Ganymede . They travelled along the vineyards , and by many by-ways at last got to the forest side , where they travelled by the space of two or three days without seeing any creature , being often in danger of wild beasts , and pained with many passionate sorrows . Now the black ox -LSB- 2 -RSB- began to tread on their feet , and Alinda thought of her wonted royalty ; but when she cast her eyes on her Rosalynde , she thought every danger a step to honor . Passing thus on along , about midday they came to a fountain , compassed with a grove of cypress trees , so cunningly and curiously planted , as if some goddess had entreated nature in that place to make her an arbor . By this fountain sat Aliena and her Ganymede , and forth they pulled such victuals as they had , and fed as merrily as if they had been in Paris with all the king 's delicates , Aliena only grieving that they could not so much as meet with a shepherd to discourse them the way to some place where they might make their abode . At last Ganymede casting up his eye espied where on a tree was engraven certain verses ; which as soon as he espied , he cried out : `` Be of good cheer , mistress , I spy the figures of men ; for here in these trees be engraven certain verses of shepherds , or some other swains that inhabit hereabout . '' -LSB- Footnote 1 : packed . -RSB-