The story revolves around 3 main characters. A Bishop is a noble and kind hearted soul. He does not mind selling away his silver to pay for a a poor lady 's house rent. He seems to have quite a large part of his savings such charity. They are now very poor and have just a pair of silver candlesticks left.
The Bishop 's sister is a typical practical lady. She is worried about the future. There is not much money left with the Bishop. The house is running on her money. She learns that the Bishop has sold the silver salt and pepper shakers to pay the house rent of poor Mere Gringoire. This upsets her.
They have had their supper and she decides to retire for the night.
A convict walks in through the open doors. He is desperate. Hungry and having escaped from jail, the convict threatens to kill the Bishop.
The Bishop is calm and controlled. He offers to give him some food to eat. He also listens to his story. We begin to understand the great hardships borne by the convict. He had to steal some bread to feed his ailing wife. He was arrested and sent to jail. Meanwhile his wife died. The poor man was treated cruelly in jail. Finally one day he escaped from jail but was again unable to find any food. That 's when he comes to the Bishop 's house.
The Bishop gives him food to eat and a place to sleep. The convict is too tempted by the silver candle sticks and steals them.
The sister is extremely hurt and offended by the convicts behaviour. The convict is seen roaming around suspiciously and is caught by the sergeant.
The convict is brought back to the Bishop 's house. The Bishop 's sister in relieved to get back the silver candlesticks. But the Bishop tells the sergeant that they were a gift from him to the convict. He gives them to the convict and shows him a safe escape route.
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Go to www.goyalassignments.com and download the question banks of all chapters. Summaries of all chapters are there in those question banks. If u didnot understand anyone then go to www.extraminds.com and watch the videos of that chapter. I will give u summary of Bishop's candlisticks.
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The Bishop is a very noble person, who is always ready to help anyone in distress. The doors of his house are always open. But his sister Persome is materialistic. One day, past midnight a convict enters the Bishop's house and asks for food at the point of a knife. The convict is rude, hard hearted, rough and suspicious and full of fear. The Bishop treats him with kindness and provides him food and shelter.The convict is tempted to steal the Bishops silver candlesticks.
But he gets caught and is arrested and brought before the Bishop. This candlestick was very dear to the Bishop as it was the parting gift presented to him by his mother. But the Bishop called the convict his friend. Later he gives the candlesticks to the convict, blesses him and tells him a secret way to Paris. The convict is deeply touched and filled with remorse.The Bishop succeeds in reforming the hardened convict and tells him that the human heart is the abode of God.
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