So one way, it's glory everlasting, the other, it's wearing Baldrick's posing pouch.
Well, it's not so simplistic, but it does at least point to a very clear lesson.
Namely?
Namely that the rewards of virtue are largely spiritual, but all the better for it.
You don't think it points to the very clear lesson that bad guys have all the fun?
No, absolutely not! The rewards of virtue are infinitely more attractive. Picture it - quiet evenings in your hovel alone. A bible. Your own turnip.
Oh, well, that makes all the difference.
So you're going to be a good boy then?
Oh, absolutely. [the spirit looks at him suspiciously] Would I lie to you?
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