Original sentence: First Alan gets up and surprises Malyne in her bed, having sex with her before she has a chance to cry out.When the miller's wife leaves her bed to relieve herself of the wine she'd drunk, John moves the baby's cradle to the foot of his own bed
Edited sentence: First Alan gets up and quietly approaches Malyne in her bed so as not to startle her and make her cry out, and the two have sex.When the miller's wife leaves her bed to relieve herself of the wine she's drunk, John moves the baby's cradle to the foot of his own bed