ss that He did not send some one with us?

Reliever:--You did not ask. When the want of a thing is felt, that which
we wish for is worth all the more.

Christiana:--Shall we go back to my Lord and tell Him we wish we had
been more wise, and ask for a guard?

Reliever:--Go back you need not, for in no place where you go will you
find a want at all.

When he had said this he took his leave, and the rest went on their way.

Mercy:--What a blank is here! I made sure we had been past all risk, and
that we should see no more care.

Christiana:--Your youth may plead for you, my friend, and screen you
from blame; but as for me, my fault is so much the worse in so far as
I knew what would take place ere I came out of my door. Mercy:--But how
could you know this ere you set out?

Christiana:--Why, I will tell you. One night as I lay in bed, I had a
dream, in which I saw the whole scene as it took place just now.

By this time Christiana, Mercy and the four boys had come to the house
of Interpreter. Now when they drew near to the door they heard the sound
of Christiana's name; for the news of her flight had made a great stir;
but they knew not that she stood at the door. At last she gave a knock,
as she had done at the gate, when there came to the door a young maid,
Innocent by name.

Innocent:--With whom would you speak in this place?

Christiana:--As we heard that this is a place of rest for those that go
by the way, we pray that we may be let in, for the day, as you see, is
far spent, and we are loth to go on by night.

Innocent:--Pray what is your name, that I may tell it to my Lord?

Christiana:--My name is Christiana; I was the wife of Christian, who
some time since came by this way, and these are his four sons.

Innocent then ran in and said to those there, Can you guess who is at
the door? There are Christiana, her boys and her friend!

So they leapt for joy, and went to tell it to their Lord, who came to
the door and said, Art thou that Christiana whom Christian left in the
town of Destruction, when he set out for The Celestial City?

Christiana:--I am she, and my heart was so hard as to slight his woes,
and leave him to make his way as he could; and these are his four sons.
But I, too, am come, for I feel sure that no way is right but this.

Interpreter:--But why do you stand at the door? Come in; it was but just
now that we spoke of you, for we heard that you were on your way. Come,
my dear boys, come