but He that overrules all things, having the power of their rage in his own hand, so wrought it about, that Christian for that time escaped them, and went his way; and as he went, he sang, saying

Well, Faithful, thou hast faithfully profest
Unto thy Lord; with whom thou shalt be blest,
When faithless ones, with all their vain delights,
Are crying out under their hellish plights:
Sing, Faithful, sing, and let thy name survive ;
For, though they killed thee, thou art yet alive.

The Song that Christian made

of Faithful after his death.

Now I saw in my dream, that Christian went not forth alone, for

ion.

Christian has

there was one whose name was Hopeful (being made so by the beholding of Christian and Faithful in their words and behaviour, in another compan- their sufferings at the Fair), who joined himself unto him, and, entering into a brotherly covenant, told him that he would be his companion. Thus, one died to bear testimony to the truth, and another rises out of his ashes, to be a companion with Christian in his pilgrimage. This Hopeful also told Christian, that there were many more of the men in the Fair, that would take their time and follow after.

There are more

of the men of the fair will follow.

So I saw that quickly after they were got out of the Fair, they overtook one that was going before them, whose name was They overtake By-ends: so they said to him, What countryman, Sir? and how far go you this way? He told them that he came from the town of Fair-speech, and he was going to the Celestial City, but told them not his name.

By-ends.

From Fair-speech! said Christian. Is there any good that lives there? (Prov. xxvi. 25.)

BY-ENDS. Yes, said By-ends, I hope.

CHR. Pray, Sir, what may I call you? said Christian.

BY-ENDS. I am a stranger to you, and you to me: if you be going By-ends loath this way, I shall be glad of your company; if not, I must to tell his name. be content.

CHR. This town of Fair-speech, said Christian, I have heard of; and, as I remember, they say, it is a wealthy place.

BY-ENDS. Yes, I will assure you that it is; and I have very many rich kindred there.

be so

bold.

CHR. Pray, who are your kindred there? if a man may BY-ENDS. Almost the whole town; and in particular, my Lord Turn-about, my Lord Time-server, my Lord Fair-speech (from whose ancestors that town first took its name), also Mr. Smooth-man, Mr. Facing-both-ways, Mr. Any-thing; and the parson of our parish, Mr. Two-tongues, was my mother's own brother by father's side; and to tell you the truth, I am become a gentleman of good quality, yet my

great-grandfather was but a waterman, looking one way and rowing another, and I got most of my estate by the same occupation.

The wife and

CHR. Are you a married man? BY-ENDS. Yes, and my wife is a very virtuous woman, kindred of Bythe daughter of a virtuous woman; she was my Lady Feigning's daughter, therefore she came of a very honourable family,

ends.

and is arrived to such a pitch of breeding, that she knows how to carry it to all, even to prince and peasant. It is true we somewhat differ in religion from those of the stricter sort, yet but in two small points: first, we never strive against wind and tide; secondly, we are

always most zealous when religion goes in his silver slippers; Where By-ends

we love much to walk with him in the street, if the differs from others in religion. sun shines, and the people applaud him.96

Then Christian stepped a little aside to his fellow, Hopeful, saying, It runs in my mind that this is one By-ends of Fair-speech; and if it be he, we have as very a knave in our company as dwelleth in all these parts. Then said Hopeful, Ask him; methinks he should not be ashamed of his name. So Christian came up with him again, and said, Sir, you talk as if you knew something more than all the world doth ;97 and if I take not my mark amiss, I deem I have half a guess of you: Is not your name Mr. By-ends, of Fair-speech?

BY-ENDS. This is not my name, but indeed it is a nickname that is given me by some that cannot abide me and I must be content to bear it as a reproach, as other good men have borne theirs before me. CHR. But did you never give an occasion to men to call you by this name?

got his name.

BY-ENDS. Never, never! The worst that ever I did to give them an occasion to give me this name was, that I had always How By-ends the luck to jump in my judgment with the present way of the times, whatever it was, and my chance was to get thereby; but if things are thus cast upon me, let me count them a blessing; but let not the malicious load me therefore with reproach.

CHR. I thought, indeed, that you were the man that I heard of; and to tell you what I think, I fear this name belongs to you more properly than you are willing we should think it doth.

He desires to

BY-ENDS. Well, if you will thus imagine, I cannot help it; you shall find me a fair company-keeper, if you will keep company still admit me your associate.

with Christian.

CHR. If you will go with us, you must go against wind and tide ;98

the which, I perceive, is against your opinion; you must also own religion in his rags, as well as when in his silver slippers; and stand by him,