19. But around evening time a runner dressed in a linen garment came to the ten newcomers with the angel, and invited them to a wedding to be held the next day. The newcomers were extremely pleased to think that they would see a wedding in heaven. After this they were taken to visit one of the privy council and dined with him, After dinner they came back and dispersed, each going to his bedroom, where they slept until morning.
Then when they woke up, they heard the maidens and girls singing from the houses around the square, as was described before. The affection which was the subject of their song was on this occasion that of conjugial love. Its sweetness affected them and moved them deeply. They felt a blessed loveliness growing in their joys, uplifting and renewing them. When it was time, the angel said: 'Get dressed and put on the clothes of heaven which our prince has sent you.' They put them on and saw their clothes shining as if with the light of a flame. 'Why is this?' they asked the angel. 'Because.' he answered, 'you are going to a wedding; at such times clothes in our community shine and become wedding garments.'
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