The monk asks to see Bertram as soon as he can. He tells Bertram that the Archbishop of Lyons has sent a Jewish merchant to fetch him a jug of wine. The monk also tells Bertram about a man who has been injured near the city of Maccon. The man's name is Flavio, and the monk has been told that the abbey is under the control of the Count of Lyons and that Flavio should be brought to the abbey in a week's time. Bertram tells the monk that he can sleep at the town of Santenay and that he will be there before nightfall. He says that he has to stay and give water and food to the people and animals of the town. He asks Bertram to go to the town on his own. Bertram is sorry that he cannot stay, but he says he will spare the monk from attending the mass that night. Bertram says that a monk has burned his hand recently, and he refuses to bury it on sacred ground. He wants to find out the cause of the monk's anger. Bertram gives the monk a key to the scriptorium, where he will learn to read