ThenChristianandHopefulwentontilltheycametoadelicateplain, calledEase, wheretheywentwithmuchcontent; butthatplainwasbutnarrow, , calledLucre, andinthathillasilvermine, whichsomeofthemthathadformerlygonethatway, becauseoftherarityofit, hadturnedasidetosee; butgoingtoonearthebrinkofthepit, theground, beingdeceitfulunderthem, broke, andtheywereslain; somealsohadbeenmaimedthere, andcouldnottotheirdyingdaybetheirownmenagain.
ThenIsawinmydreamthatalittleofftheroad, overagainstthesilvermine, stoodDemas (gentlemanlike) tocalltopassengerstocomeandsee; whosaidtoChristianandhisfellow, "Ho! turnasidehither, andIwillshowyouathing."
?
, andsomedigginginitfortreasure; ifyouwillcome, withalittlepainsyoumayrichlyprovideforyourselves.
, "Letusgosee."
CHRIS."NotI," saidChristian."Ihaveheardofthisplacebeforenow, andhowmanyhavetherebeenslain; andbesides, thattreasureisasnaretothosethatseekit, forithindereththemintheirpilgrimage."
, saying, "Isnottheplacedangerous? Hathitnothinderedmanyintheirpilgrimage?"
, , heblushedashespake.
, "Letusnotstirastep, butstillkeeponourway."
, whenBy-endscomesup, ifhehaththesameinvitationaswe, hewillturninthithertosee.
, forhisprinciplesleadhimthatway; andahundredtoonebuthediesthere.
, saying, "Butwillyounotcomeoverandsee?"
