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Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan
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his part he would be Religious no longer.

Now therefore he had pulled off his Vizzard, and began to shew
himself in his old shape, a base, wicked, debauched fellow, (and
now the poor woman saw that she was betrayed indeed;) now also his
old Companions begin to flock about him, and to haunt his house and
Shop as formerly: And who with them but Mr. Badman? and who with
him again but they?

Now those good people that used to company with his Wife, began to
be ama[t]ed and discouraged; {75c} also he would frown and gloat
upon them, as it he abhorred the appearance of them: so that in
little time he drove all good company from her, and made her sit
solitary by herself. He also began now to go out a nights to those
Drabs {75d} who were his Familiars before, with whom he would stay
somtimes till midnight, and sometimes till almost morning, and then
would come home as drunk as a Swine; and this was the course of Mr.
Badman.

Now, when he came home in this case, if his wife did but speak a
word to him, about where he had been, and why he had so abused
himself, though her words were spoken in never so much meekness and
love, then she was Whore, {76a} and Bitch, and Jade; and 'twas well
if she miss'd his fingers and heels. Sometimes also he would bring
his Puncks home to his house, and wo be to his wife when they were
gone, if she did not entertain them with all varieties possible,
and also carry it lovingly to them.

Thus this good woman was made by Badman her Husband, to possess
nothing but disappointments as to all that he had promised her, or
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