Christiana:--Your youth may plead for you, my friend, and screen
you from blame; but as for me, my fault is so much the worse in
so far as I knew what would take place ere I came out of my door.
Mercy:--But how could you know this ere you set out?

Christiana:--Why, I will tell you. One night as I lay in bed, I
had a dream, in which I saw the whole scene as it took place just
now.

By this time Christiana, Mercy and the four boys had come to the
house of Interpreter. Now when they drew near to the door they
heard the sound of Christiana's name; for the news of her flight
had made a great stir; but they knew not that she stood at the
door. At last she gave a knock, as she had done at the gate, when
there came to the door a young maid, Innocent by name.

Innocent:--With whom would you speak in this place?

Christiana:--As we heard that this is a place of rest for those
that go by the way, we pray that we may be let in, for the day,
as you see, is far spent, and we are loth to go on by night.

Innocent:--Pray what is your name, that I may tell it to my
Lord?

Christiana:--My name is Christiana; I was the wife of Christian,
who some time since came by this way, and these are his four
sons.

Innocent then ran in and said to those there, Can you guess who