{"date":"December 21","id":"12-21","intro":["“Madam Bubble,” or this vain world, presented both herself and her purse to the wayfarer. Repulsed and scorned, yet she serenely flaunts her bribes enticingly before his bewildered eyes."],"minutes":24,"readings":[{"author":"John Bunyan","end":318,"start":306,"volume":15,"work":"Pilgrim’s Progress"}],"slug":"december-21","status":"proofread","title":"“Madam Bubble” Not to Be Discouraged","url":"/harvard-classics/december-21/","words":4805}