Read the excerpt from the General Prolgue to the Canterbury Tales. But with these relics, when he came upon Some poor up-country priest or backwoods parson, In just one day he’d pick up far more money Than any parish priest was like to see In two whole months. With double-talk and tricks He made the people and the priest his dupes. But to speak truth and do the fellow justice, In church he made a splendid ecclesiastic. Which underlined word best characterizes the pardon-seller as a swindler? backwoods money double-talk priest