When supper time was come, that they gave over working, and were descended downe into the Court: there they found _Phillippo_ and _Nicholetta_ readily attending to expect some beginning of amorous behaviour, and _Calandrino_ glanced such leering lookes at her, coughing and spetting with hummes and haes, yea in such close and secret manner, that a starke blinde sight might verie easily have perceyved it. She also on the other side, returned him such queint and cunning carriage, as enflamed him farre more furiously, even as if hee were ready to leape out of himselfe. In the meane while, _Phillippo, Buffalmaco_ and the rest that were there present, seeming as if they were seriouslie consulting together, and perceived nothing of his fantastick behavior, according as _Bruno_ had appointed, could scarse refraine from extremity of laughter, they noted such antick trickes in _Calandrino_. Having spent an indifferent space in this foppish folly, the houre of parting came, but not without wonderfull affliction to _Calandrino_; and as they were going towards _Florence, Bruno_ saide closely to _Calandrino_. I dare assure thee, that thou hast made her to consume and melt, even like ice against the warme Sunne. On my word, if thou wouldst bring thy Gitterne, and sit downe by us, singing some few amorous songs of thine owne making, when we are beneath about our businesse in the Court: shee would presently leape out of the Window, as being unable to tarry from thee. I like thy counsell well _Bruno_, answered _Calandrino_; but shall I bring my Gitterne thither indeed? Yes, in any case, replied _Bruno_, for Musicke is a matter of mighty prevailing. Ah _Bruno_ (quoth _Calandrino_) thou wouldst not credit me in the morning, when I tolde thee, how the very sight of my person had wounded her: I perceived it at the very first looke of her owne, for shee had no power to conceale it. Who but my selfe could so soone have enflamed her affection, and being a woman of such worth and beauty as shee is? There are infinite proper handsome fellowes, that daily haunt the company of dainty Damosels, yet are so shallow in the affayres of love, as they are not able to win one wench of a thousand, no, not with all the wit they have, such is their extreame follie and ill fortune. Then pausing a while, and sodainely rapping out a Lovers Oath or two, thus he proceeded. My dearest _Bruno_, thou shalt see how I can tickle my Gitterne, and what good sport will ensue thereon. If thou dost observe me with judgement, why man, I am not so old as I seeme to be, and she could perceive it at the very first view; yea, and she shall finde it so too, when we have leysure to consult upon further occasions: I finde my selfe in such a free and frolicke jocunditie of spirit, that I will make her to follow me, even as a fond woman doth after her child.