The Golden Ass, Vol. 2 of 2 of Lucius Apuleius, of Medaura (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Golden Ass, Vol. 2 of 2: Of Lucius Apuleius, of Medaura I was left to the care of -a young novice of the order, till the provincial's return from a visit be was gone to make to a lady, and great devotee to his order. I had not been long in his cell, but a jolly brisk father of about thirty-five, came in to him, and having almost smothered him with kisses, threw hir'n' on the bed and passed to those pleasures the arms of a fair lady could afford a vigorous lover; for I soon found this pretended novice to be a young woman maintained by some friars for their domestic use, so to qualify their lewd ness as to make them able to carry a sanc timonious phiz in the eye of the world. This good father having satisfied his appetite, and something abated the edge of his vigor he withdrew. Soon after another came in, about forty-five, and passing the same compliments on the passive novice, retired; but the door was so well guarded and taken care of, that I could not get out, till at last came an old father of sixty, and hastening to his journey's end, forgot to close the door of the cell, I took occasion by the forelock, remembering; even in my canine state, that time is an old gentleman all bald behind, so slipping into the gallery (it being now about the evening twilight) Ipassed out of the convent, without any difficulty or adventure. Being now at libertv and enlarged from that odious prison. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.