5. How do the other buyers respond to the pearl?
One of them claims to be unwilling to make any offer at all, while another concedes that it may be
worth five hundred pesos. Another intimidates Kino by pulling out his magnifying glass and studying
the surface of the pearl with a critical eye. He offers to show Kino what is “wrong” with its surface. All
of these men are taking advantage of Kino. Kino knows this, but he can do nothing to prove it.