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courage, they can never hold on their way ; and if their lives be loose, they will make
the very name of the pilgrim stink.”

Love. Then said Mr. Love-saint, “I hope this caution is not needful among you.
But truly there are many that go upon the road, who rather declare themselves
strangers to pilgrimage than strangers and pilgrims in the earth.”

Dare. Then said Mr. Dare-not-lie, “’T is true. They have neither the pilgrim’s
weed nor the pilgrim’s courage: they go not uprightly, but all awry with their feet ;
one shoe goeth inward, another outward, and their hosen out behind; there is here a
rag, and there a rent, to the disparagement of their Lord.”

Pry. “These things,” said Mr. Penitent, “they ought to be troubled for; nor are
the pilgrims like to have that grace upon them and their pilgrim’s progress as they
desire, until the way is cleared of such spots and blemishes.”

Thus they sat talking and spending the time until supper was set upon the table,
unto which they went, and refreshed their weary bodies; so they went to rest.

Now, they stayed in this fair a great while, at the house of Mnason, who, in process
of time, gave his daughter Grace unto Samuel, Christiana’s son, to wife; and his
daughter Martha to Joseph.

The time, as I said, that they stayed here was long; for it was not now as in former
times. Wherefore the pilgrims grew acquainted with many of the good people of the
town, and did them what service they could. Mercy, as she was wont, labored much
for the poor; wherefore their bellies and backs blessed her, and she was there an
ornament to her profession. And to say the truth for Grace, Phcebe, and Martha,
they were all of a very good nature, and did much good in their places. They were
also all of them very fruitful; so that Christian’s name, as was said before, was like to
live in the world.

While they lay here, there came a monster out of the woods, and slew many of the
people of the town. It would also carry away their children, and teach them to suck
its whelps. Now, no man in the town durst so much as face this monster, but all fled
when they heard the noise of his coming.

The monster was like unto no one beast on the earth. Its body was like a dragon,
and it had seven heads and ten horns. It made great havoc of children, and yet it
was governed by a woman.” This monster propounded conditions to men, and such
men as loved their lives more than their souls accepted of those conditions ; so they
came under.

Now, this Mr. Great-heart, together with those that came to visit the pilgrims at
Mr. Mnason’s house, entered into a covenant to go and engage this beast, if perhaps