▁the ▁pil gr image ▁of ▁T ender - Cons cience ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁it ▁was ▁bow d ler ized ▁to ▁o mit ▁a ▁few ▁sexual ▁situations ▁and ▁all us ions . ▁ ▁Plot ▁T ender - Cons cience , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁V ain ▁Del ights ▁goes ▁on ▁the ▁pil gr image ▁of ▁Christian ▁and ▁Christ iana ▁to ▁the ▁Cel est ial ▁City . ▁He ▁stops ▁at ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁places ▁as ▁they , ▁but ▁he ▁enc oun ters ▁new ▁places ▁not ▁visited ▁by ▁either ▁Christian ▁or ▁Christ iana ▁and ▁her ▁party . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁lands ▁that ▁are ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁W icket ▁Gate ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁en comp ass ed ▁by ▁the ▁" w alls ▁and ▁borders ▁of ▁that ▁region , ▁where in ▁lay ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁heaven ly ▁country " ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Val ley ▁of ▁Dest ruction ." ▁The ▁time ▁that ▁T ender - Cons cience ▁begins ▁his ▁pil gr image ▁is ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁dr ought ▁and ▁heat , ▁which ▁is ▁em blem atic ▁of ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁per sec ution . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁d eter red ▁in ▁their ▁progress , ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁old ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁Valley ▁of ▁Dest ruction ▁during ▁the ▁night . ▁ ▁T ender - Cons cience ▁has ▁a ▁difficult ▁time ▁crossing ▁the ▁Sl ough ▁of ▁Des pond , ▁and ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁get ▁by ▁it ▁without ▁being ▁covered ▁in ▁mud ▁from