The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

IGNORANCE REJOINS THE PILGRIMS
Then I saw in my dream, that Hopeful looked back and saw Ignorance,
whom they had left behind, following after them.
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"Look," he said to Christian, "Ignorance is still lagging behind us!"
CHRISTIAN: "Yes, yes, I see him — he does not care for our company."
HOPEFUL: "It would not have hurt him — had he stayed with us thus
far.”
CHRISTIAN: "That is true — but I guarantee that he thinks otherwise."
HOPEFUL: "I agree — however, let us wait for him.” So they did.
Then Christian called to Ignorance, "Come join us — why do you stay so
far behind?"
IGNORANCE: "It pleases me to walk alone, rather than in company —
unless of course, the company suits me better."
Then Christian whispered to Hopeful, "Did I not tell you that he did not
care for our company?"
Then, calling out to Ignorance, Christian said, "Come up, and let us talk
away the time in this solitary place. Say, how are you doing? How does it
now stand between God and your soul?"
IGNORANCE: "I hope well — for I am always full of good notions that
come into my mind, to comfort me as I walk."
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