In "The Devil and Tom Walker", Tom begins reading the Bible in order to keep the devil from claiming his soul. Earlier in the book, Tom struck a bargain with the devil that he can have his soul in exchange for the treasure of Kidd the Pirate. As he grows older and richer, Tom becomes worried that the devil will come to claim his soul at any time. In order to try and ward him...
In "The Devil and Tom Walker", Tom begins reading the Bible in order to keep the devil from claiming his soul. Earlier in the book, Tom struck a bargain with the devil that he can have his soul in exchange for the treasure of Kidd the Pirate. As he grows older and richer, Tom becomes worried that the devil will come to claim his soul at any time. In order to try and ward him off, Tom takes to carrying a Bible with him everywhere he goes and starts attending church services regularly. Unfortunately for Tom, while he starts reading the Bible, he never makes any modification to his work as a usurer. He continues to take advantage of those in need and lend money at exorbitant rates. In the end, he is arguing with one of his borrowers when the devil catches him unawares without his Bible and carries him off on horseback to the cursed swamp where they first met.
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