Now, while I was gazing upon all these things, I turned my head to look back, and saw
Ignorance come up to the river side; but he soon got over, and that without
half the difficulty which the other two men met with. For it happened that
there was then in that place one Vain-Hope, a ferryman, that with his boat
helped him over; so he, as the other I saw, did ascend the hill, to come up to
the gate; only he came alone, neither did any man meet him with the least
encouragement. When he was come up to the gate, he looked up to the writing
that was above, and then began to knock, supposing that entrance should have
been quickly administered to him; but he was asked by the men that looked over
the top of the gate, Whence come you? and what would you have? He answered, I
have ate and drank in the presence of the King, and he has taught in our
streets. Then they asked him for his certificate, that they might go in and
show it to the King: so he fumbled in his bosom for one, and found none. Then
said they, Have you none? but the man answered never a word. So they told the
King, but he would not come down to see him, but commanded the two shining
ones, that conducted Christian and Hopeful to the city, to go out and take
Ignorance, and bind him hand and foot, and have him away. Then they took him
up, and carried him through the air to the door that I saw in the side of the
hill, and put him in there. Then I saw that there was a way to hell, even from
the gate of heaven, as well as from the City of Destruction. So I awoke, and
behold it was a dream.
