... wings while the devil follows the man (Doyle, "Songs of the Road 20). This poem shows Conan Doyle's belief in the ability of the living to communicate with spirits. By having the women converse with the devil and the angel, he shows his belief in communication between the living and the "dead." This is also apparent when the godly man talks to ... the women, assuming they are going to die. The poem also has a chivalric theme. This is shown when the godly man abandons the women, but the ... devil follows him. Conan Doyle shows, regardless of the women's past, it is in fact the man who c...

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