Incontinently after came her husband, who when he had embraced her
sweetly, began to say, Is it thus that I find you perform your promise,
my sweet wife? What do I finde heere? Passe you all the day and the
night in weeping? And wil you not cease in your husbands armes? Goe
too, doe what ye will, purchase your owne destruction, and when you
find it so, then remember my words, and repent but too late. Then she
desired her husband more and more, assuring him that shee should die,
unlesse he would grant that she might see her sisters, wherby she might
speak with them and comfort them, wherat at length he was contented,
and moreover hee willed that shee should give them as much gold and
jewels as she would. But he gave her a further charge saying, Beware
that ye covet not (being mooved by the pernicious counsell of you
sisters) to see the shape of my person, lest by your curiosity you
deprive your selfe of so great and worthy estate. Psyches being glad
herewith, rendered unto him most entire thankes, and said, Sweet
husband, I had rather die than to bee separated from you, for whosoever
you bee, I love and retaine you within my heart, as if you were myne
owne spirit or Cupid himselfe: but I pray you grant this likewise, that
you would commaund your servant Zephyrus to bring my sisters downe into
the valley as he brought mee.
Wherewithall shee kissed him sweetly, and desired him gently to grant
her request, calling him her spowse, her sweetheart, her Joy and her
Solace. Wherby she enforced him to agree to her mind, and when morning
came he departed away.
After long search made, the sisters of Psyches came unto the hill where
she was set on the rocke, and cried with a loud voyce in such sort that
the stones answered againe. And when they called their sister by her
name, that their lamentable cries came unto her eares, shee came forth
and said, Behold, heere is shee for whom you weepe, I pray you torment
your selves no more, cease your weeping. And by and by she commaunded
Zephyrus by the appointment of her husband to bring them downe. Neither
did he delay, for with gentle blasts he retained them up and laid them
softly in the valley. I am not able to expresse the often embracing,
kissing and greeting which was between them three, all sorrows and
tears were then layd apart.
Come in (quoth Psyches) into our house, and refresh your afflicted
mindes with your sister.
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