Her husband being as it were inchanted with these words and compelled by violence of her often embracing, wiping away her teares with his haire, did yeeld unto his wife.  And when morning came, departed as hee was accustomed to doe.

Now her sisters arrived on land, and never rested til they came to the rock, without visiting their parents, and leapt down rashly from the hill themselves.  Then Zephyrus according to the divine commandment brought them down, although it were against his wil, and laid them in the vally without any harm:  by and by they went into the palace to their sister without leave, and when they had eftsoone embraced their prey, and thanked her with flattering words for the treasure which she gave them, they said, O deare sister Psyches, know you that you are now no more a child, but a mother:  O what great joy beare you unto us in your belly?  What a comfort will it be unto all the house?  How happy shall we be, that shall see this Infant nourished amongst so great plenty of Treasure?  That if he be like his parents, as it is necessary he should, there is no doubt but a new cupid shall be borne.  By this kinde of measures they went about to winne Psyches by little and little, but because they were wearie with travell, they sate them downe in chaires, and after that they had washed their bodies in baines they went into a parlour, where all kinde of meats were ready prepared.  Psyches commanded one to play with his harpe, it was done.  Then immediately others sung, others tuned their instruments, but no person was seene, by whose sweet harmony and modulation the sisters of Psyches were greatly delighted.

Howbeit the wickednesse of these cursed women was nothing suppressed by the sweet noyse of these instruments, but they settled themselves to work their treasons against Psyches, demanding who was her husband, and of what Parentage.  Then shee having forgotten by too much simplicity, what shee had spoken before of her husband, invented a new answer, and said that her husband was of a great province, a merchant, and a man of middle age, having his beard intersparsed with grey haires.  Which when shee had spoken (because shee would have no further talke) she filled their laps with Gold and Silver, and bid Zephyrus to bear them away.

In their returne homeward they murmured within themselves, saying, How say you sister to so apparent a lye of Psyches?  First she sayd that her husband was a young man of flourishing yeares, and had a flaxen beard, and now she sayth that he is halfe grey with age.  What is he that in so short a space can become so old?  You shall finde it no otherwise my sister, but that either this cursed queane hath invented a great lie, or else that she never saw the shape of her husband.  And if it be so that she never saw him, then verily she is married to some god, and hath a young god in her belly.  But if it be a divine babe, and fortune to come to the eares of my mother (as God forbid it should) then may I go and hang my selfe:  wherfore let us go to our parents, and with forged lies let us colour the matter.