Then Asenath raised her head, and saw a man by her side who in all points was, as it were, Joseph. He was clad in a white stole, and bore the royal sceptre in his hand, and a crown was upon his brow. His face was as the lightning, his eyes as rays of the sun, and the hair of his head like a flame of fire. At the sight of him Asenath was sore afraid, and hid her face upon the ground. But the Angel raised her to her feet, and comforted her, saying-- "Put off this black raiment with which thou art clothed, and this girdle of sadness. Remove the sackcloth from thy body, and the dust from thine head; cleanse thy face and thy hands with living water, and adorn thee with fair apparel, for I have somewhat to say to thee." So she adorned herself with speed, and when she came to him again he said-- "Asenath, take off this ornament from thine head, for thou art virgin. Rejoice, and be of good cheer, for thy name is written in the Book of Life, and shall never be taken away. Thou art born again this very day and quickened anew. For thou shalt receive the Bread of Blessing, and drink of the Wine without corruption; and be anointed with the Holy Chrism. Yea, I have given thee for wife to Joseph, and thou no more shall be called Asenath, but a name shall be given thee of fair refuge, for thy Penitance hath come before the High King, of whom she is the daughter, and thou shalt ever live before Him in mirth and gladness." Then inquired she of the Angel his name, but he answered-- "My name is written by the finger of God in the Book of the most high King, but all that is written therein may not be told, neither is it proper for the hearing of mortal man." _Of the table and of the honey that Asenath set before the Angel, and how the Angel blessed Asenath._ But Asenath caught the angel by his mantle, and said-- "If I have found favour in thine eyes, sit for a little space upon this bed, where never man has sat, and I will spread the table before my lord." And the Angel replied, "Do quickly." So Asenath set a fair linen cloth upon the table, and put thereon new bread of a sweet savour. Then said the Angel-- "Give me also a little honey in the honeycomb." So Asenath was grievously troubled because she had no honey to set before her guest. But the Angel comforted her, saying-- "Look within thine aumbrey, and thou shalt find withal to furnish thy table." Then she hastened thereto, and found a store of virgin honey, white as snow, of sweetest savour. So she spake to the Angel-- "Sire, I had no honey, but thou spakest the word, and it is there, and the perfume thereof is as the breath of thy mouth." The Angel smiled at the understanding of Asenath, and placed his hand upon her head, and said--