Preview: Section 8
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Start: They went then till they came to the Delectable Mountains,
Stop after: So I awoke from my dream.
Christian and Hopeful have escaped Doubting Castle and returned to the highway. They now reach a place of beauty and refreshment where shepherds tend their flocks within sight of the pilgrims’ destination.
Questions and instruction accompany the welcome. Bunyan’s picture of pastoral care joins hospitality to caution: comfort does not make careful guidance unnecessary.