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The​ ​Pearl

Chapter​ ​4

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Sequence​ ​1:​ ​Kino’s​ ​Anticipated​ ​Visit​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Pearl​ ​Dealers
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Kino​ ​disrupts​ ​his​ ​town’s​ ​expectations​ ​and​ ​gossip​ ​ensues​ ​throughout​ ​La​ ​Paz​ ​as​ ​all​ ​know​ ​that​ ​he​ ​is
going​ ​to​ ​sell​ ​the​ ​pearl​ ​on​ ​the​ ​second​ ​morning​ ​of​ ​the​ ​story
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​ ​There​ ​was​ ​so​ ​much​ ​competition​ ​over​ ​the
pearls​ ​that​ ​buyers​ ​would​ ​often​ ​bid​ ​too​ ​high​ ​a​ ​price,​ ​and​ ​many​ ​of​ ​them​ ​would​ ​lose​ ​money​ ​from
this
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​ ​The​ ​lower​ ​dealers​ ​collaborated​ ​with​ ​each​ ​other​ ​and​ ​came​ ​up​ ​with
strategies​ ​to​ ​cheat​ ​and​ ​manipulate​ ​those​ ​who​ ​sold​ ​their​ ​pearls
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The​ ​neighbors​ ​ponder​ ​what​ ​charitable​ ​actions​ ​Kino,​ ​a​ ​“well-liked​ ​man,”​ ​might​ ​enact​ ​with​ ​the
pearl’s​ ​wealth
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Sequence​ ​2:​ ​Kino​ ​Steps​ ​with​ ​Dignity
● Juana​ ​and​ ​Kino​ ​dress​ ​up
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​ ​However,
when​ ​they​ ​tried​ ​this,​ ​the​ ​agent​ ​who​ ​was​ ​supposed​ ​to​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​capital​ ​disappeared​ ​with​ ​the​ ​pearls
and​ ​was​ ​never​ ​heard​ ​from​ ​again
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​ ​Their​ ​father​ ​thought​ ​that​ ​the​ ​loss​ ​of​ ​these​ ​pearls​ ​was
a​ ​punishment​ ​from​ ​God​ ​because​ ​“each​ ​man​ ​and​ ​woman​ ​is​ ​like​ ​a​ ​soldier​ ​sent​ ​by​ ​God​ ​to​ ​guard
some​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​castle​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Universe…​ ​But​ ​each​ ​one​ ​must​ ​remain​ ​faithful​ ​to​ ​his​ ​post​ ​and​ ​must
not​ ​go​ ​running​ ​about…”​ ​Each​ ​person​ ​has​ ​a​ ​role​ ​in​ ​life​ ​and​ ​should​ ​not​ ​try​ ​to​ ​change​ ​that
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● The​ ​procession​ ​of​ ​poor​ ​indigene​ ​makes​ ​its​ ​way​ ​to​ ​the​ ​pearl​ ​dealers’​ ​offices​ ​in​ ​town
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​ ​He​ ​is
jolly,​ ​humorous,​ ​clean,​ ​and​ ​sympathetic
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​ ​However,​ ​as
soon​ ​as​ ​Kino​ ​enters,​ ​he​ ​turns​ ​cold​ ​and​ ​calculating
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​ ​He​ ​offers​ ​Kino​ ​1,000
pesos​ ​for​ ​it,​ ​even​ ​though​ ​Kino​ ​insists​ ​it​ ​is​ ​worth​ ​50,000
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​ ​Of​ ​course,​ ​all​ ​of​ ​the​ ​buyers​ ​are​ ​in​ ​on​ ​the​ ​secret​ ​and​ ​already​ ​know​ ​what​ ​to​ ​say
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Aware​ ​that​ ​he​ ​is​ ​being​ ​cheated,​ ​Kino​ ​takes​ ​his​ ​pearl​ ​and​ ​storms​ ​out​ ​of​ ​the​ ​dealer’s​ ​office,​ ​vowing
to​ ​find​ ​a​ ​fair​ ​buyer​ ​at​ ​the​ ​capitol
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​ ​They​ ​all
consider​ ​what​ ​just​ ​went​ ​down,​ ​and​ ​they​ ​start​ ​to​ ​have​ ​doubts​ ​about​ ​the​ ​pearl​ ​and​ ​Kino’s
judgement
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Juan​ ​Tomas​ ​talks​ ​to​ ​Kino​ ​to​ ​convey​ ​his​ ​fear​ ​over​ ​his​ ​brother​ ​crossing​ ​new​ ​territory​ ​and​ ​defying
the​ ​structure​ ​of​ ​life
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Kino​ ​sees​ ​something​ ​or​ ​someone​ ​lurking​ ​outside​ ​and​ ​goes​ ​to​ ​chase​ ​it​ ​off​ ​with​ ​a​ ​knife;​ ​he​ ​comes
back​ ​bloody​ ​and​ ​woozy
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