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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
quite melted down, then shall Lady
Venus awake and be
the mother of a King." Whilst he was thus speaking, in
flew the little Cupid, who at first was somewhat abashed at
our presence, but seeing us both look more like the dead
Muictafacta then the living, he could not refrain from laughing, and
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demanded what spirit had brought me thither, whom 1
autori.
Cupidinus
with trembling answered, that I had lost my way
in the
castle, and was by chance come hither, that the Page had
likewise been looking up and down for me, and at last
lited upon me here, and that I hoped he would not take it
" "
amiss. Nay, then, 'tis well enough yet," said Cupid, my
old busie gransir, but you might lightly have served me a
scurvy trick, had you been aware of this door. I must
look better to it," and so he put a strong lock on the copper
door where we before descended. I thanked God that
he lited upon us no sooner ; my Page, too, was the more
jocond because I had so well helped him at this pinch.
" Yet can I not," said Cupid, "let it pass unrevenged that
you were so near stumbling upon my
dear mother." With
that he put the point of his dart into one of the little tapers,
and heating it somewhat, pricked me with it on the hand,
which at that time I little regarded, but was glad that it
went so well with us. Meantime my companions were gotten
out of bed and were come into the hall, to whom I joyned
myself, making as if I were then first risen. After Cupid
had carefully made all fast again, he came likewise to us,
and would needs have me shew him my hand, where he still
found a little drop of blood, at which he heartily laughed,
and bad the rest have a care of me, as I would shortly end
my days. We all wondered how he could be so merry and
have no sence of yesterday's sad passages. Our President
had meantime made herself ready for a journey, coming in