Then came up Christian, and said to his friend, "I told you how it would hap; your words and his lusts could not suit. He thought it best to leave you, than change his life."
Fai.—"But I am glad we had this brief talk; it may hap that he will think of it some time."
Chr.—"You did well to talk so plain to him as you did; there is not much of this straight course with men in these days. I wish that all men would deal with such as you have done: then should they have to change their ways, or the guild of saints would be too hot for them."
Thus they went on and told of what they had seen by the way, and so made that way light which would, were not this the case, no doubt have been slow to them; for now they went through a wild.
CHAPTER XIII.
VANITY FAIR.
Now when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him. "Oh!" said Faithful to his friend, "who comes yon?"
Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist." "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."
Then said Evangelist, "How did it fare with you, my friends, since the time we last did part? what have you met with, and what has been your life?"
Then Christian and Faithful told him of all things that did hap to them in the way; and how, and with what toil, they had got to that place.