The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . call your name,that I may tell it to my lord within ? Chk. My name is Christiana: I was thewife of that pilgrim that some years ago didtravel this way; and these be his four chil-dren. This maiden also is my companion, andis going on pilgrimage too. Innocent. Then Innocent ran in (for thatwas her name), and said to those within, Canyou think who is at the door? There areChristiana and her children, and her com-panion, all waiting for entertainment they leaped for joy, and went andtold their master. So he came to the d
The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . call your name,that I may tell it to my lord within ? Chk. My name is Christiana: I was thewife of that pilgrim that some years ago didtravel this way; and these be his four chil-dren. This maiden also is my companion, andis going on pilgrimage too. Innocent. Then Innocent ran in (for thatwas her name), and said to those within, Canyou think who is at the door? There areChristiana and her children, and her com-panion, all waiting for entertainment they leaped for joy, and went andtold their master. So he came to the door, and looking upon her, he said, Art thouthat Christiana whom Christian the good man left behind him, when he betook him-self to a pilgrims life ? Chr. I am that woman that was so hard-hearted as to slight my husbands troubles,and then left him to go on his journey alone; and these are his four children. Butnow also I am come, for I am convinced that no way is right but this. Inter. Then is fulfilled that which also is written of the man that said to his son. Innocent. RECEPTION AT THE INTERPRETERS HOUSE. 209 Go, work to-day in my vineyard; and he said to his father, I will not; butafterwards he repented, and went.^ Chr. Then said Christiana, ISo be it: Amen. God make it a true saying uponnip, and grant that I may be found at the last of Him in peace, without spot andblameless! Intek. But why standest thou thus at the door ? Come in, thou daughter ofAbraham. We were talking of thee but now; for tidings have come to us before howthou art become a pilgrim. Come, children, come in ; come, maiden, come in. So he had them all into the house. So when they were within, they were bidden to sit down and rest them; the whichwhen they had done, those that attended upon the pilgrims in the house came into theroom to see them. And one smiled, and another smiled, and they all smiled for joythat Christiana was become a pilgrim. They also looked upon the boys: theystroked them over the face
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