. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. eof which is. If we be truly willing to have it, He will bestow it upon usfreely. Pli. Well, my good companion, glad am I to hear of these things; comeon, let us mend our pace. Chris. I cannot go so fast as I would, by reason of this burden that ison my back. Now, I saw in my dream, that just as they had ended this talk, they drewnigh to a very miry slough, that was in the midst of the plain; and they,being heedless, did both fall suddenly into the bog. The name of theslough was Despond. Here, therefore, they wallowed for a tim
. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come. eof which is. If we be truly willing to have it, He will bestow it upon usfreely. Pli. Well, my good companion, glad am I to hear of these things; comeon, let us mend our pace. Chris. I cannot go so fast as I would, by reason of this burden that ison my back. Now, I saw in my dream, that just as they had ended this talk, they drewnigh to a very miry slough, that was in the midst of the plain; and they,being heedless, did both fall suddenly into the bog. The name of theslough was Despond. Here, therefore, they wallowed for a time, beinggrievously bedaubed with the dirt; and Christian, because of the burdenthat was on his back, began to sink into the mire. Pli. Then said Pliable, Ah! neighbour Christian, where are younow t Chris. Truly, said Christian, I do not know. Pli. At this Pliable began to be offended, and angrily said to his fellow, Is this the happiness you have told me all this while of? If we have suchill speed at our first setting out, what may we expect between this and our. Christian still endeavoured to struggle to that side of the slough that was farthest from his own house. CHRISTIAN RESCUED FROM THE SLOUGH BY HELP. 15 journeys end? May I get out again with my life, you shall possess thebrave country alone for me. And with that, he gave a des-perate struggle or two, and got out of the mire on that side of ^^ ^ °^ ^ 1 °° ° , . , , enough to be the slough which was next to his own house: so away he went, Christian saw him no more. Wherefore Christian was left to tumble in the Slough of Despond alone;but still he endeavoured to struggle to that side of the slough which wasfarthest from his own house, and next to the wicket-gate; the which he did,but could not get out because of the burden that was upon his back; but Ibeheld in my dream, that a man came to him whose name was Help, andasked him, What he did there ? Chris. Sir, said Christian, I was bid to go this way by a ma
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