[5][6] Albert is a young knight who devotes himself to jousting and courtly pleasures, but is now deeply in debt as a result.

His father, a very wealthy but equally frugal baron, refuses to support his son's lifestyle.

Albert's ability to maneuver in society is now limited, and he tries to obtain a loan from outside his family.

The Baron descends to his cellars, exultant now because he has accumulated enough gold to fill his sixth and final storage chest, and gloats before them.

However, he realizes that if he died soon, his son Albert could then claim the fortune and fritter it away on his sensual pleasures.