飢え死にへの恐怖や悪事への躊躇が消え、悪への勇気が猛然と湧き上がった

Listening to the old woman's defense, the fear of starvation and hesitation toward evil vanished from the servant's mind. 'Then you won't resent me if I rob you. If I don't do that, I too will starve to death.' In the servant's heart, a fierce courage for evil welled up.