About
Midnight
On the other side he thought of the gaine , and the passing pleasure of the crownes of gold ; in the end the desire of the money did more prevaile then the feare of death , for the beauty of the flowrishing crownes did so sticke in his mind , that where the menaces of his master compelled him to tarry at home , the pestilent avarice of gold egged him out a doores , wherefore putting all shame aside , without further delay , he declared all the whole matter to his Mistresse , who according to the nature of a woman , when she heard him speake of so great a summe she bound chastity in a string , and gave authority to Myrmex to rule her in that case . Myrmex seeing the intent of his Mistresse , was very glad , and for great desire of the gold , he ran hastily to Philesiterus , declaring that his Mistresse was consented to his mind , wherefore he demanded the gold which he promised . Then incontinently Philesiterus delivered him tenne Crownes , and when night came , Myrmex brought him disguised into his mistresses Chamber . About Midnight when he and she were naked together , making sacrifice unto the Goddesse Venus , behold her husband -LRB- contrary to their expectation -RRB- came and knocked at the doore , calling with a loud voice to his Servant Myrmex : whose long tarrying increased the suspition of his Master , in such sort that he threatned to beat Myrmex cruelly : but he being troubled with feare , and driven to his latter shifts , excused the matter saying : that he could not find the key : by reason it was so darke . In the meane season Philesiterus hearing the noise at the doore , slipt on his coat and privily ran out of the Chamber . When Myrmex had opened the doore to his Master that threatned terribly , and had let him in , he went into the Chamber to his wife : In the mean while Myrmex let out Philesiterus , and barred the doores fast , and went againe to bed . The next morning when Barbarus awaked , he perceived two unknown slippers lying under his bed , which Philesiterus had forgotten when he went away .