Final answer:
The excerpts provided do not directly answer whether the narrator of "The Crime" alludes to Scripture at the end. However, an example is provided where another character in a different story does use Scripture to justify his actions, indicating such a theme might exist in "The Crime".
Step-by-step explanation:
The student asks whether the narrator in "The Crime" alludes to Scripture to justify his actions at the end of the story. The answer to this question is not provided in the excerpts given, but the reference to a master using Scripture (in this case a different story) to justify an act of cruelty could suggest a thematic link across texts of using biblical justifications for moral transgressions. This illustrates a common technique in literature where characters might invoke religious teachings to rationalize or excuse their behavior.
In the excerpt provided, a master quotes Scripture to justify beating his slave, which is an example of someone using religious texts to legitimize their actions. "He that knoweth his master's will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes," is the passage used to justify the cruelty. Therefore, it's conceivable that similar justifications could be made by other characters in literature, including potentially the narrator in "The Crime" if that is consistent with the text.