drowsy that I can scarcely hold open mine eyes; let us lie down and take
one nap.

By no means, said the other, lest sleeping we never awake more.

_Hope._ Why, my brother? sleep is sweet to the laboring man; we may be
refreshed if we take a nap.

_Chr._ Do you not remember that one of the Shepherds bid us to beware of
the Enchanted Ground? He meant by that, that we should beware of
sleeping: wherefore, "let us not sleep as others do, but let us watch
and be sober."

_Hope._ I acknowledge myself in a fault; and had I been here alone, I
had by sleeping run the danger of death. I see it is true that the wise
man saith, "Two are better than one." Hitherto hath thy company been my
mercy; and thou shalt have a good reward for thy labor.

Now then, said Christian, to prevent drowsiness in this place, let us
fall into good discourse.

With all my heart, said the other.

Now I saw in my dream, that the pilgrims were got over the Enchanted
Ground, and entering into the country of Beulah; whose air was very
sweet and pleasant; the way lying directly through it, they solaced
themselves there for a season. Yea, here they heard continually the
singing of birds, and saw every day the flowers appear in the earth, and
heard the voice of the turtle in the land. In this country the sun
shineth night and day; wherefore this was beyond the Valley of the
Shadow of Death, and also out of the reach of Giant Despair; neither
could they from this place so much as see Doubting Castle. Here they
were within sight of the city they were going to; also here met them
some of the inhabitants thereof; for in this land the Shining Ones
commonly walked, because it was upon the borders of heaven. In this land
also the contract between the Bride and the Bridegroom was renewed; yea,
here, "as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so doth their God
rejoice over them." Here they had no want of corn and wine; for in this
place they met with abundance of what they had sought for in all their
pilgrimages. Here they heard voices from out of the city, loud voices,
saying, "Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy salvation cometh!
Behold, His reward is with him!" Here all the inhabitants of the
country called them "the holy people, the redeemed of the Lord, sought
out," etc.

Now, as they walked in this land, they had more rejoicing than in parts
more remote from the kingdom to which they are bound; and drawing near
to the city, they had yet a more