Even if they are drunk, it is not necessarily guaranteed that they would behave in an opposite manner when sober. Chaucer sets up these characters to seem as if they hold these noble ideas, indicating that they retain a high moral stature. However, later in the story, they meet a mysterious man who talks with them about his woes, and then “points” them to where Death might be. When they reached the location, “No longer was it Death those fellows sought” (263) as they set their eyes on “[golden] florins so beautiful and bright” (253). The minds of these men have changed from the noble purpose of supporting their friend to the selfish purpose of enjoying their wealth. The selfishness of the purpose is amplified because in addition to the purpose itself, it was doing the already selfish purpose instead of a noble purpose. Later, two of the men plot to put their “dagger through his [the third man’s] back” (254) so they could divide the wealth among the two of them instead of the three of them so each man gets more. This packs a double immoral punch: they want to go