The old man who asked the gravedigger about a skull now wanders the streets. His name is Tasio, and the townspeople either call him a madman or a philosopher depending on their opinion of him and his strange ways. He values rationalism and philosophy rather than religion, which is uncommon in town.
Near the church, he comes upon the mayor and playfully chastises him for installing a new bell tower, saying that this extravagant addition to the church will surely attract lightning from the storm that is brewing. As he says this, a bolt flashes and the mayor crosses himself as Tasio laughs disapprovingly, critiquing the mayor’s frivolous use of money and his superstitious ways.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Do you want to come home with me boys?
Leaving the mayor behind, Tasio passes two young boys who are studying to be sextons. He asks if they’re coming home with him, since he lives near their mother, who is expecting them for dinner. They tell him that the chief sexton won’t let them leave until eight o’clock and that they have to go up the tower to ring bells to commemorate souls trapped in purgatory. Tasio tells them to be careful and continues on his way.
The chief sexton wont allows us until 8'clock
and we also need to go up the tower to ring the bells to commemorate the souls trapped in the purgatory