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Lázaro’s next master is a priest who is even more miserly than the blind man. He keeps bread locked in a chest, claiming it is for the "holy" sacraments. Lázaro makes a copy of the key and pretends mice are eating the bread. When the priest discovers the truth, he beats Lázaro and kicks him out. Clerical hypocrisy. The Squire (The Illusion of Honor) lazarillo de tormes vicens vivespdf extra quality