means go after them. Then they went on, and came to the King's highway again, 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 these that should come after from falling into the hands of Giant Despair. So they consented to erect there a pillar, and to engrave upon the side thereof this sentence: "Over this stile is the way to Doubting Castle, which is kept by Giant Despair, who despiseth the King of the Celestial Country, and seeks to destroy his holy pilgrims." Many, therefore, that followed after, read what was written, and escaped the danger. This done they sang as follows:—
Out of the way we went, and then we found
What 'twas to tread upon forbidden ground:
And let them that come after have a care
Lest heedlessness makes them as we to fare;
Lest they, for trespassing, his prisoners are
Whose castle's Doubting, and whose name's Despair.
They went then till they came to the Delectable Mountains, which mountains belong to the Lord of that hill of which we have spoken before; so they went up to the mountains, to behold the gardens and orchards, the vineyards and fountains of water; where also they drank, and washed themselves, and did freely eat of the vineyards. Now there were on the top of these mountains Shepherds feeding their flocks, and they stood by the highway-side. The pilgrims, therefore, went to them, and, leaning upon their staffs (as is common with weary pilgrims when they stand to talk with any by the way), they asked, Whose Delectable Mountains are these? and whose be the sheep that feed upon them?
Sleep. These mountains are Immanuel's Land, and they are within sight of his city; and the sheep also are his, and he laid down his life for them. (John x. 11, 15.)
