At one point in “the pardoner’s tale,” the pub owner says, “this very year he killed, in a large village / a mile away, man, woman, serf at tillage.” reread these lines that precede the publican’s remark, and then decide what most likely happened in the village. “there came a privy thief, they call him death, who kills us all round here, and in a breath he speared him through the heart, he never stirred. and then death went his way without a word. he’s killed a thousand in the present plague, and, sir, it doesn’t do to be too vague. . ” question 9 options: thieves robbed the village and killed the inhabitants. a strong wind blew through the village, killing everyone there. everyone in the village died with a spear in his or her heart. plague claimed the lives of the people in the village.