The Pearl
describe the beggars and what they want from kino
chapter 4
chapter 4
The beggars in front of the church feel they have a stake in Kino's Pearl. They feel that if Kino gives to the church, they will benefit,
"Word of it crept in among the nuns; the beggars in front of the church spoke of it, for they would be there to take the tithe of the first fruits of the luck."