The Pardoner explains his con game to the pilgrims, showing them how he deceives them with false relics while preaching against greed to stimulate more plentiful donations to his purse, and then he preaches against various "tavern sins" (lechery, gluttony, sloth, false oaths, and gambling) and illustrates them with a tale of three young men who try to kill Death. They meet an old man who must wander the earth until he can find someone who will exchange his youth for the old man's age. The old man tells them Death is hidden under an oak tree, and when they dig they discover an immense treasure. They send one of their number to town for food and drink, planning to bring the loot to town by night to avoid charges of theft. While one "rioter" is in town, he gets a bright idea, but his bright idea already has entered the minds of his "brothers" back at the oak tree. When he returns, all three meet what they were seeking. Then, the Pardoner urges the Hoost to come forward and kiss his relics, but Harry's having none of it and the Pardoner becomes extremely angry. The Knight prevents violence by inducing Harry to "kisse the Pardoner" and they ride on together (VI.965).