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life, and few there be that find it." Therefore " strive 

 to enter in at the strait gate." And remember that 

 " strive " means wrestle like one of the athletes in the 

 old Olympic games. 



" I saw also that tlie Interpreter took Christian again by the 

 hand and led him into a pleasant place, where was built a 

 stately palace beautiful to behold ; at the sight of which Chris- 

 tian was greatly delighted. He saw also, upon the top thereof, 

 certain persons walking, who were clothed all in gold. Then 

 said Christian, May we go in thither ? 



"Then the Interpreter took him and led him up toward the 

 door of the palace ; and, behold, at the door stood a. great com- 

 pany of men, as desirous to go in, but durst not. There also 

 sat a man at a little distance from the door at a table-side, to 

 take the name of him that should enter therein ; he saw also 

 that in the door-way stood many men in armour, to keejp it, 

 being resolved to do to the men that would enter what hurt and 

 mischief they could. Now was Christian somewhat in amaze. 

 At last, when every man started back for fear of the armed 

 men, Christian saw a man of a very stout countenance come up 

 to the man that sat there to write, saying, Set down my name. 

 Sir ; the which when he had done, he saw the man draw his 

 sword, and put an helmet upon his head, and iiish toward the 

 door upon the armed men, who laid upon him with deadly 

 force ; but the man, not at all discouraged, fell to cutting and 

 hacking most fiercely. So after he had received and given 

 many wounds to those that attempted to keep him out, he cut 

 his way through them all, and pressed forward into the palace, 

 at which there was a pleasant voice heard from those that were 

 within, even of those that walked upon the top of the palace 

 saying : 



" 'Come in, come in ; 



Eternal glory thou shalt win.' 



" So he went in, and was clothed in such garments as they. 

 " Then Christian smiled, and said, I think verily I know the 

 meaning of this." — Bunyan's, Pilgrim's Progress, p. 44. 



