Meeting the place of Appolyon

Lo yonder also stands a monument, on which is engraven this battle, and Christian's victory, to his fame throughout all ages. So because it stood just on the wayside before them, they stepped to it and read the writing, which word for word was this.

Hard by here was a battle fought,

Most strange, and yet most true;

Christian and Apollyon sought each other to subdue.

The man so bravely play'd the man,

He made the fiend to fly;

Of which a monument I stand,

The same to testify.

When they had passed by this place, they came upon the borders of the Shadow of Death; and this valley was longer than the other; a place also most strangely haunted with evil things, as many are able to testify. But these women and children went the better through it because they had day-light, and because Mr Great-heart was their conductor.

When they were entered upon this valley, they thought that they heard a groaning as of dead men, a very great groaning. They thought also they did hear words of lamentation spoken, as of some in extreme torment. These things made the boys to quake, the women also looked pale and wan; but their Guide bid them "be of good comfort".

So they went on a little further, and they thought that they felt the ground begin to shake under them, as if some hollow place was there; they heard also a kind of hissing as of serpents, but nothing as yet appeared. Then said the boys, Are we not yet at the end of this doleful place? But the Guide also bid them to be of good courage, and look well to their feet, lest haply, said he, you be taken in some snare.

Now James began to be sick, but I think the cause thereof was fear; so his mother gave him some of that glass of spirits that she had given her at the Interpreter's house, and three of the pills that Mr Skill had prepared, and the boy began to revive. Thus they went on till they came to about the middle of the valley, and then Christiana said, Methinks I see something yonder upon the road before us, a thing of such a shape such as I have not seen. Then said Joseph, Mother, what is it? An ugly thing, child, an ugly thing, said she. But mother, what is it like? said he. 'Tis like I cannot tell what, said she, And now it was but a little way off. Then said she, It is nigh.

Well, well, said Mr Great-heart, Let them that are most afraid keep close to me. So the fiend came on, and the conductor met it; but when it was just come to him, it vanished to all their sights. Then remembered they what had been said some time ago, Resist the Devil, and he will fly from you.