How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
But spite of my treatment and spite of my dissuasive talk of him to my neighbors, the Lightning-rod man still dwells in the land; still travels in storm-time, and drives a brave trade with the fears of man. (4.72)
Just as Babo deceives Delano because of Delano's preconceptions, so the Lightning-rod man manages to deceive people by playing upon their fears. Deceit in these stories seems like a collaboration; the deceiver tells the deceived what the deceived wants to, or fears to, or needs to, hear.