Question

What can be inferred from these lines describing the pardoner in Chaucer's prologue to The Canterbury Tales? He had a fine veronica sewed to cap. His wallet lay before him in his lap, Stuffed full of pardons brought from Rome all hot.

Answer 1

We can infer that the Pardoner is a wealthy man. However, we can also infer that he became rich by swindling people of their money - he sells them pardons for their sins, so each time they commit a sin, they can just come to him, buy a pardon, and all of a sudden, they are absolved of all their wrongdoings.