Following are the three section in the excerpt provided, that compare the salesman to the Devil:
1. First is the short phrase: "Impious wretch!"This is because Impous means paying less respect to God and the Devil dislikes the Deity.
2. Second statement is: "He sprang ... me; his tri-forked like thing at ... heart." This is considerable sentence because the tri-forked sceptre is what the Devil always carries.
3. The final statement that suggests the comparison is: "still travels ... storm-time, ... drives ... brave trade ... fears of individuals." This sentence is an allusion of the trade of soul which is vastly described and talked about by many literary artists in the history of mankind.
HE WAS EVIL this character was evil]
