Chaucer's character of the Pardoner is a man who's work is tricking people of their money by allowing them to touch a supposedly "holy" bone that is really from a normal animal. The Pardoner is wealthy from swindling people out of their money by promising them pardon for their sins and get them entrance into heaven if they gave their money to him. He has a nice hat and a wallet full of money or pardons as Chancer sarcastically refers to it.
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The benefit of group work that is demonstrated in this example is enabling a complex task be broken down to simpler and fewer works. Since each individual had been given fewer task, it leads to increase of productivity while saving the time consumed in finishing the project.