here is my staff, if you will
He seems eager to lend his staff to others, and when we take into consideration the snake-like attributes it reminds me of the Devil dealing out sins and attempting to temp people.
here is my staff, if you will
He seems eager to lend his staff to others, and when we take into consideration the snake-like attributes it reminds me of the Devil dealing out sins and attempting to temp people.
having kept covenant
A covenant is a promise, so Goodman Brown had planned this meeting..
might almost be seen to twist and wriggle itself like a living serpent
The staff has an aura of evil, as serpents are seen as evil beings in literature.