means go after
them. Then they went on, and came to the King's highway
again, and so were safe. 5

--_Pilgrim's Progress._

1. Who was traveling with Christian? What mishap
first befell them? Why did it occur? What next did
they encounter? What happened to the two in
Doubting Castle?

2. Explain what an allegory is. Remembering this is
an allegory, what do you think each of the
following represents in actual life: Bypath Meadow,
Vain-Confidence, Doubting Castle, Giant Despair,
Mrs. Diffidence, the key called Promise, the King's
highway?

3. What is the significance of the name of each of
the two leading characters?

4. Select and read aloud a short passage that
reminds you of the Bible. In what way is the
language of your passage like that of the Bible?

5. John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an Englishman,
believed to be the son of a gipsy tinker. He said
his youth was very ungodly; but he married a
religious woman and early became a preacher. At the
same time he began to write books of a religious
nature. Because he preached at "unlawful meetings"
he was thrown into prison, where he remained for
twelve years. It was while he was in the Bedford
jail that he wrote the first part of _Pilgrim's
Progress_, the book that has made his name one of
the best loved in literature. After his release
from prison, he became an elected pastor of the
Baptist faith, and spent his remaining years in
preaching and writing. What is there in the above
extract that may reflect his experiences in
Bedford?

CHRISTMAS EVE AT FEZZIWIG'S

BY CHARLES DICKENS

Old Fezziwig in his warehouse laid down his pen
and looked up at the clock, which pointed to the
hour of seven. He rubbed his hands; adjusted his waistcoat;
laughed all over himself, from his shoes to his organ 5
of benevolence; and called out in a comfortable, oily, rich,
fat, jovial voice:

"Yo-ho, there! Ebenezer! Dick!"

Ebenezer came briskly in, followed by his fellow
'prentice. 10

"Yo-ho, my boys!" said Fezzi