Ulenspiegel, who had well drunk and was falling with sleep, left him to go to bed and promptly did likewise.
The next day, at the hour of noon, he entered Lamme’s chamber and saw him sleeping and snoring. Beside him was a pretty little satchel full of money. He opened it and saw it was gold carolus and silver patards.
He shook Lamme to wake him. The other came out of his sleep, rubbed his eyes and, looking round him uneasily, said:
“My wife! where is my wife?”
And showing an empty place beside him in the bed.
“She was there but now,” said he.
Then leaping out of the bed, he looked everywhere again, searched in all the nooks and corners of the chamber, the alcove and the cupboards, and said, stamping his foot:
“My wife! Where is my wife?”
The baes came up at the noise.
“Rascal,” said Lamme, catching him by the throat, “where is my wife? What hast thou done with my wife?”