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Rh Great. Ay; for, as the pilgrim well said, he of all men had the wrong name.

Hon. But pray, sir, where was it that Christian and Faithful met Talkative? That same was also a notable one.

Great. He was a conﬁdent fool; yet many follow his ways.

Hon. He had like to have beguiled Faithful.

Great. Ay, but Christian put him into a way quickly to find him out.

Thus they went on till they came to the place where Evangelist met With Christian and Faithful, and prophesied to them what should befall them at Vanity Fair. Then said their guide, Hereabouts did Christian and Faithful meet with Evangelist, who prophesied to them of what troubles they should meet with at Vanity Fair.

Hon. Say you so? I dare say it was a hard chapter then that he did read unto them.

Great. It was so; but he gave them encouragement withal. But What do we talk of them? they were a couple of lion-like men; they had set their faces like flint. Do not you remember how undaunted they were when they stood before the judge?

Hon. Well: Faithful bravely suffered.

Great. So he did, and as brave things same on't; for Hopeful, and some others, the story relates it, were converted by his death.

Hon. Well, but pray go on; for you are well acquainted with things.

Great. Above all that Christian met with after he had passed through Vanity Fair, one By-ends was the arch one.

Hon. By-ends! what was he?

Great. A very arch fellow, a downright hypocrite; one that would be religions, which way soever the world went; but so cunning, that he would be sure neither to lose nor suffer for it; He had his mode of religion for every fresh occasion, and his wife was as good at it as he. He would