Derek Thomas

At this they trembled greatly, and I think that Christian fell into a swooned.

But coming a little to himself again, they renewed their discourse about the giant's counsel and whether yet they had best take it or no.

Now Christian again seemed to be for doing it, but Hopeful made his second reply and so on.

He describes now these ten reasons why he shouldn't take his life.

On the Saturday night about midnight, they began to pray and continued in prayer till almost break of day.

Now, a little before it was day, good Christian, as one half amazed, break out in his passionate speech.

What a fool, Korthy, am I, thus to lie in a stinking dungeon when I may as well walk at liberty.

I have a key in my bosom called promise that will, I am persuaded, open any lock in Doubting Castle.

Then said Hopeful, that's good news, good brother.

Pluck it out of thy bosom and try.

Then Christian pulled it out of his bosom and began to try at the dungeon door, whose bolt, as he turned the key, gave back and the door flew open with ease.

And Christian and Hopeful both came out.

Then he went to the outward door that leads into the castle yard, and with his key opened that door also.

after he went to the iron gate, for that must be opened too.

But that lock went damnable hard, yet the key did open it.

Then they thrust open the gate to make their escape with speed, but that gate, as it opened, made such a cracking that it waked giant despair, who, hastily rising to pursue the prisoners, felt

in his limbs to fail, for his fits took him again, so that he could by no means go after them.

Then they went on and came to the king's highway, and so were safe, because they were out of his jurisdiction.

Now, when they were gone over the stile, they began to contrive with themselves what they should do at that stile to prevent those that shall come after them from falling into the hands of giant despair.

So they consented to erect there a pillar