The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . rst also sat a man at a little distance from the door, at a table-side, with a book andhis ink-horn before him, to take the name of him that should enter therein; he sawalso that in the doorway stood many men in armor to keep it, being resol\ed to do tothe men that would enter what hurt and mischief they could. Now was Christiansomewhat in amaze. At last, when every man started back for fear of the armed men,Christian saw a man of a very stout countenance come up to the man that sat thereto write, saying, Set down my
The pilgrim's progress, from this world to that which is to come . rst also sat a man at a little distance from the door, at a table-side, with a book andhis ink-horn before him, to take the name of him that should enter therein; he sawalso that in the doorway stood many men in armor to keep it, being resol\ed to do tothe men that would enter what hurt and mischief they could. Now was Christiansomewhat in amaze. At last, when every man started back for fear of the armed men,Christian saw a man of a very stout countenance come up to the man that sat thereto write, saying, Set down my name, sir: the which when he had done, he saw theman draw his sword, and put a helmet upon his head, and rush toward the door uponthe armed men, who laid upon him with deadly force; but the man, not at all dis-couraged, fell to cutting and hacking most fiercely. So that, after he had received andgiven many wounds to those that attempted to keep him out,*^ he cut his way throughthem all and pressed forward into the palace; at which there was a pleasant voice 7-71. Despair. I am now a man of despair, and am shut up in it, as in this iron cage. (f)!) 52 THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS. heard from those that were within, even of those that walked upon the top of thepalace, saying: Come in, come in ;Eternal glory thou shalt win. So he went in, and was clothed in such garments as they. Then Christian smiled,and said, I think verily I know the meaning of this. Now, said Christian, let me go hence. Nay, stay, said the Interpreter, until I have showed thee a little more ; and after that thou shalt go on thy he took him by the hand again, and led him into a very dark room, where theresat a man in an iron cage. Now, the man, to look on, seemed very sad. He sat with his eyes looking down tothe ground, his hands folded together; and he sighed as if he would break his said Christian, What means this ? At which the Interpreter bid him talkwith the man. Then said Christian to the man,
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