Question

How does the bishop change the mind of the convict

Answer 1

The bishop finally helped the convict by freeing him from the clutches of the gendarmes nad the sergeant by referring the convict as his friend whom he had given his candlesticks. He asks the convict to take the candlesticks with him and start his life afresh in paris. He also helps the convict by providing him a safe way to paris through the back exit of his cottage.