AsitchancedGodfreydidseeIsobeloncemorebeforeheleftEngland。
ItwasarrangedthathewastoleaveCharingCrossforSwitzerlandearlyonacertainWednesdaymorning。LateontheTuesdayafternoon，Mr。KnightbroughttheladtotheCharingCrossHotel。There，havingtakenhisticketandmadeallothernecessaryarrangements，helefthim，returninghimselftoEssexbytheeveningtrain。Theirfarewellwassomewhatdisconcerting，atanyratetothemindoftheyouth。
Hisfatherretiredwithhimtohisroomatthetopofthehotel，andthereadministeredacarefullypreparedlecturewhichtoucheduponeverypointoftheearnestChristian’sduty，endingupwithadmonitionsonthedangersoftheworld，theflesh，andthedevil，andastrongcautionagainstfrivolous，unbelievingandevil-disposedpersons，especiallysuchaswereyoung，good-lookingandworepetticoats。
“Woman，“saidMr。Knight，“isthegreatdangerofman。SheistheDevil’sfavouritebait，atleasttosomenaturesofwhichIfearyoursisone，thoughthatisstrange，asImaysaythatonthewholeIhavealwaysdislikedthesex，andImarriedforotherreasonsthanthosewhicharesupposedtobecommon。Woman，“hewenton，warmingtohistopic，“althoughallowedupontheworldasanecessaryevil，isapaintedsnare，fullof[hemeantbaitedwith]guile。Youwillrememberthatthefirstwoman，inherwickeddesiretomakehimasbadasherself，temptedAdamuntilheatetheapple，nodoubtunderthreatsofestrangingherselffromhimifhedidnot，andalltheresultsthatcamefromheriniquity，oneofwhichisthatmenhavehadtoworkhardeversince。“
HereGodfreyreflectedthattherewassomeonebehindwhotemptedthewoman，alsothatitisbettertoworkthantositinagardenineternalidleness，andlastly，thatadesireforknowledgeisnaturalandpraiseworthy。HadIsobelbeeninhisplaceshewouldhaveadvancedthesearguments，probablyinvigorousandpointedlanguage，but，havinglearntsomethingofAdam’slesson，hewaswiserandheldhistongue。