The Pearl

What happened to the other men who had pearls to sell and traveled to the capital to sell them?

Book: the pearl, author: John Steinbeck

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In Chapter Four, Juan Tomas tells Kino that there was a time men would send their pearls to the capital with an agent. This type of sale ended because the agents often stole the pearls they were hired to sell.

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The Pearl/ Chapter Four