In "The Devil and Tom Walker," Tom is desperate to have possession of the hidden treasure and is prepared to make a deal with the Devil in order to get it. Firstly, the Devil offers Tom the treasure in return for his soul, but Tom categorically refuses.
Later in the story, however, the pair do come to agreeable terms. The Devil will give Tom the treasure so long as Tom uses the money to make...
In "The Devil and Tom Walker," Tom is desperate to have possession of the hidden treasure and is prepared to make a deal with the Devil in order to get it. Firstly, the Devil offers Tom the treasure in return for his soul, but Tom categorically refuses.
Later in the story, however, the pair do come to agreeable terms. The Devil will give Tom the treasure so long as Tom uses the money to make the Devil a profit. The Devil asks Tom to become a slave trader, but Tom has no desire to join this profession. Instead, Tom suggests that he will become a usurer (a moneylender), an occupation to which the Devil agrees.
After the bargain is struck, Tom sets up his moneylending business in Boston. He is so successful in this business that it does not take long for him to become extremely wealthy and completely driven by financial gain.
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