The Wicket Gate

505.245 - 534.934 Derek Thomas

But, in England, it is Slough, and in Bunyan's time, it was most definitely Slough, the Slough of Despond. Now, because Christian is weighed down with this burden, when he comes to this quicksand, of course, he begins to sink. But Pliable, because Pliable doesn't have a Burton, Pliable is sort of light-footed, and he manages to free himself from this quicksand without too much difficulty.