The Devil and Tom Walker

Explain the irony of "He leaped for joy; for he recognized his wife's apron, and supposed it to contain the household valuables." How does Tom feel about the devil after this incident?

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 Tom thinks Old Scratch has done him a favor by getting rid of his irritating wife.

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