Then Christian wept bitterly, and said, "How gladly would I have done so, but they would not listen to me. They wished even to hold me back and prevent me from coming."
While they were yet talking, the supper was made ready, and they sat down at the table. And on the table were all sorts of healthful and nourishing food—red-cheeked apples, and purple grapes, and delicious fruits from the gardens of the sun, and whatsoever would make the body strong and beautiful.
The company sat at the table, and all their talk was about the Lord of the hill—of his goodness in building the house and in furnishing it with all things necessary to the happiness of those who visited it.
"He is a great warrior," said Piety, "for he fought with the greatest enemy of our country and slew him."
"He is a lover of the poor," said Charity, "for he stripped himself of his own glory that he might relieve them of their sorrows."
Thus they sat and talked till late at night. Then they betook themselves to rest, committing themselves to the care of their Lord.
As for Christian, he was given a bed in a large upper chamber where there was a window that
