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Rh stirred up even His enemies to hiss at him, and make him a proverb, because he hath forsaken the way.

. Had you no talk with him before you came out?

. I met him once in the streets, but he looked away toward the other side, as one ashamed of what he had done; so I spake not to him.

. Well, at my first setting out I had hopes of that man; but now I fear he will perish in the overthrow of the city.

. These are my fears of him, too; but who can hinder that which will be?

. Well, neighbor Faithful, said Christian, let us leave him, and talk of things that more immediately concern ourselves. Tell me now what you have met with in the way as you came; for I know you have met with some things, or else it may be writ for a wonder.

. I escaped the slough that I perceived you fell into, and got up to the gate without that danger; only I met with one whose name was Wanton, who had like to have done me mischief.

. It was well you escaped her net: Joseph was hard put to it by her, and he escaped as you did; but it had like to have cost him his life. But what did she do to you?

. You cannot think (but that you know something) what a flattering tongue she had; she lay at me hard to turn aside with her, promising me all manner of content.

. Did you meet with no other assault as you came?

. When I came to the foot of the hill called Difficulty, I met with a very aged man, who asked me