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Rh they had not journied far, but the River and the way, for a time parted. At which they were not a little ſorry, yet they durſt not go out of the way. Now the way from the River was rough, and their feet tender by reaſon of their Travels; ''So the ſoul of the Pilgrims was much diſcouraged, becauſe of the way. Where fore ſtill as they went on,they wiſhed for better way. Now a little before them, there was on the left hand of the Road, a Meadow, and a Stile to go over into it, and that Meadow is called By-Path-Meadow. Then ſaid ''Chriſtian to his fellow, If this Meadow lieth along by our wayſide, lets go over into it. Then he went to the Stile to ſee, and behold a Path lay along by the way on the other ſide of the for another fence. 'Tis according to my wiſh ſaid Chriſtian, here is the eaſiest going; come good Hopeful, and lets us go over.

Hop. But how if this Path ſhould lead us out of the way?

Chr. That's not like, ſaid the other; look, doth it not go along by the way ſide? So Hopeful, being perſwaded by his fellow, went after him over