reter took Christian to a room, and bade his man bring a
light, and there he saw on the wall the print of one who had a grave
face, whose eyes were cast up to the sky, and the best of books was in
His hand, the law of truth was on His lips, and the world was at His
back. He stood as if He would plead for men, and a crown of gold hung
near his head.

Christian.--What does this mean?

Interpreter.--I have shown you this print first, for this is He who
is to be your sole guide when you can not find your way to the land to
which you go; so take good heed to what I have shown you, lest you meet
with some who would feign to lead you right; but their way goes down to
death.

Then he took him to a large room that was full of dust, for it had not
been swept; and Interpreter told his man to sweep it. Now when he did
so, such clouds of dust flew up, that it made Christian choke.

Then said Interpreter to a maid that stood by; Make the floor moist that
the dust may not rise; and when she had done this, it was swept with
ease.

Christian.--What means this?

Interpreter.--This room is the heart of that man who knows not the grace
of God. The dust is his first sin and the vice that is in him. He that
swept first is the Law, but she who made the floor moist is The Book
which tells Good News to Man. Now as soon as you saw the first of these
sweep, the dust did so fly that the room could not be made clean by him;
this is to show you that the law as it works does not cleanse the heart
from sin, but gives strength to sin, so as to rouse it up in the soul.

Then you next saw the maid come in to lay the dust; so is sin made clean
and laid low by faith in The Book.

Now, said Christian, let me go hence.

Well, said Interpreter, keep all things so in thy mind that they may be
a goad in thy sides; and may faith guide thee!

Then I saw in my dream that the high way which Christian was to tread,
had a wall on each side, and the name of that wall was Salvation. Up
this high way did Christian run, but with great toil for the load on his
back. He ran thus till he drew near to a place on which stood a cross,
and at the foot of it a tomb. Just as Christian came up to the cross,
his load slid from his back, close to the mouth of the tomb, where it
fell in, and I saw it no more.

Then was Christian glad, and said with a gay heart: He gives me rest by
his grief, and life by his death.

Yet he stood still for a while, for he was struck with