CHRISTIAN FIRST SEES FAITHFUL. 85

CHAPTER V.

| OW as Christian went on his way, he came to a little ascent which was cast up

 

on purpose that pilgrims might see before them: up there, therefore, Christian
SS went; and looking forward, he saw Faithful before him upon his journey.

Then said Christian aloud, “Ho, ho! so-ho! stay, and I will be your com-
panion.” At that Faithful looked behind him; to whom Christian cried, “Stay, stay,
till I come up to you.” But Faithful answered, “No, Iam upon my lite, and the
avenger of blood is behind me.”.

At this Christian was somewhat moved; and putting to all his strength, he quickly
got up with Faithful, and did also overrun him: so the last was first. Then did Chris-
tian vain-gloriously smile, because he had gotten the start of his brother; but, not
taking good heed to his feet, he suddenly stumbled and fell, and could not. rise again
until Faithful came up to help him.

Then I saw in my dream, they went very lovingly on together, and had sweet dis-
course of all things that had happened to them in their pilgrimage ; and thus Christian
began :

Curis. My honored and well-beloved brother Faithful, I am glad that T have over-
taken you, and that God has so tempered our spirits that we can walk as companions
in this so pleasant a path.

Farru. I had thought, dear friend, to have had your company quite from our town;
but you did get the start of me, wherefore I was forced to come thus much of the way
alone.

Curis. How long did you stay in the City of Destruction before you set out after
me on your pilgrimage ? |

Farr. Till I could stay no longer; for there was great talk, presently after you
were gone out, that our city would, in a short time, with fire from heaven, be burned
down to the ground.

Curis. What! did your neighbors talk so?

Farr. Yes; it was for a while in everybody’s mouth.

Curis. What! and did no more of them but you come out to escape the danger ?

Farrn. Though there was, 9s I said, a great talk thereahout, yet I do not think they
did firmly believe it. For, in the heat of the discourse, I heard some of them derid-
ingly speak of you, and of your desperate journey; for so they called this your pil-