At a start of the story what long term goals does Tom hope to achieve

He doesn't want to sell his soul

Explanation:

the devil offered money but he refused cause he wanted to keep his soul

(from 'The Devil and Tom Walker' if thats what your talking about)

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chapter i -- paris: september, 1792

a surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate.

during the greater part of the day the guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly work: all that france had boasted of in the past centuries, of ancient names, and blue blood, had paid toll to her desire for liberty and for fraternity.

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