The seller of indulgences is Lazaro’s fifth master. He makes a living by selling articles that are believed to pardon the sins of those who purchase them. He is a conman, in short—a cunning master of deception. He devises elaborate theatrical productions to convince otherwise rightfully skeptical townspeople to buy his indulgences. His job is one of the most morally suspect positions in the clergy, since it represents a near complete conflation of wealth with moral purity and transforms currency into a vehicle for redemption.
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When they tried this out the first time, I must admit to my shame that I was frightened by it like most of the others, and thought it was just what it appeared to be. But afterwards, when I saw how my master and the constable laughed over the affair and made fun of it, I realized that it had all been worked out by my industrious and inventive master.
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When they tried this out the first time, I must admit to my shame that I was frightened by it like most of the others, and thought it was just what it appeared to be. But afterwards, when I saw how my master and the constable laughed over the affair and made fun of it, I realized that it had all been worked out by my industrious and inventive master.
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