The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

themselves with the delicacies. He also showed them the King's
walkways, and the arbors, where He delighted to be. So here they
tarried and slept.
Now I beheld in my dream, that they talked more in their sleep at this
time, than they ever did in all their journey.
As I was in deep thought about this, the gardener said to me: "Why are
you pondering the matter? It is the nature of the grapes of these
vineyards to go down so sweetly, as to cause the lips of those who are
asleep, to speak."
So I saw that when the Pilgrims awoke, they prepared to go up to the
City. But, as I said, the reflection of the sun upon the City — for 'the City
was pure gold' — was so resplendent, that they could not, as yet, behold
it with open face — but only through an instrument made for that
purpose.
So I saw, that as they went on — that two men, in clothing which shone
like gold, met them. Their faces also shone as the light.
These men asked the Pilgrims where they came from — and they told
them. They also asked them where they had lodged, what difficulties
and dangers, and what comforts and pleasures they met with along the
way — and they told them.
Then the men said, "You have but two more difficulties to meet with —
and then you are in the City!”
Christian and Hopeful asked the men to go along with them — and they
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