later, hyder and rip stop to rest and are met by a young man, who introduces himself as an angel dispatched to find them and take them to heaven. when hyder recounts his previous encounter, the angel tells him that gate is actually the entrance to hell. the gatekeeper had stopped rip from entering because rip would have smelled the brimstone inside and warned hyder that something was wrong. the angel says, "you see, mr. simpson, a man, well, he'll walk right into hell with both eyes open. but even the devil can't fool a dog!" as the angel leads hyder along the eternity road toward heaven, he tells hyder that a square dance and raccoon hunt are scheduled for that night. he also assures hyder that rachel, who will soon be coming along the road, will not be misled into entering hell.