house; let us make a long stay, and why should not Matthew wed Mercy
here?

When Gaius heard him say this, quoth he: With all my heart. And he gave
Mercy to Matthew to wife.

By this time Christiana's son James had come of age, and Gaius gave
Phebe (who was his child) to be his wife. They spent ten days at the
house of Gaius, and then took their leave. But on the last day he made
them a feast, of which they all ate and drank.

Great-heart:--Now, Gaius, the hour has come that we must be gone; so
tell me what I owe you for this long stay at your inn, for we have been
here some years.

Gaius:--At my house no one pays; for the good Samaritan told me that I
was to look to him for all the cost I was put to. They now took leave of
him and went on their way, when they met with all kinds of frights and
fears, till they came to a place which bore the name of Vanity Fair.
There they went to the house of Mr. Mnason, who said to his guests: If
there be a thing that you stand in need of, do but say so, and we will
do what we can to get it for you.

Well, then, said they, we should like much to see some of the good folk
in this town.

So Mnason gave a stamp with his foot, at which Grace came up, and he
sent her to fetch some of his friends who were in the house, and they
all sat down to a meal.

Then said Mr. Mnason, as he held out his hand to point to Christiana: My
friends, I have guests here who are on their way to Zion. But who do
you think this is? This is the wife of Christian whom (with his friend
Faithful) the men of this town did treat so ill.

Well, said they, go who would have thought to meet Christiana at this
place! May The King whom you love and serve bring you where He is, in
peace!

They then told her that the blood of Faithful had lain like a load on
their hearts; and that since, they had burnt him no more men had been
sent to the Stake at Vanity Fair. In those days, said they, good men
could not walk the streets, but now they can show their heads.

Christiana and her sons and Mercy made this place their home for some
years, and in course of time Mr. Mnason, who had a wife and two girls,
gave his first born, whose name was Grace, to Samuel to wife, and Martha
to Joseph.

Now, one day, a huge snake came out of the woods and slew some of the
folk of the town. None of these were so bold as to dare to face him, but
all fled when they heard that he came near, for he took off the babes by
scores.

But Great