The main character in the story is an ambitious clergyman named John Haynes. Haynes becomes an archdeacon after having his predecessor killed in a manner which makes the death appear accidental. His crime goes unpunished until he touches a carved wooden figure inside Barchester Cathedral. The figure, carved out of wood from a tree that may once have been a center for human sacrifice, had a spell placed upon it by its creator. The spell stated that misfortune would befall any murderer who touched the wooden figure.
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