'Do not include me in this discussion,'he said dryly.'I will make no offer at all.I do not want it.This is not a pearl-it is a monstrosity.His thin lips curled. Now the second dealer,a little man with a shy soft voice,took up the pearl,and he examined it carefully.He took a glass from his pocket and inspected it under magnification. Then he laughed softly. 'Better pearls are made of paste,?he said.'I know these things.This is soft and chalky,it will lose its color and die in a few months.Look-.'He offered the glass to Kino,showed him how to use it,and Kino,who had never seen a pearl's surface magnified, was shocked at the strange-looking surface. The third dealer took the pearl from Kino's hands.'One of my clients likes such things,'he said.'I will offer five hundred pesos,and perhaps I can sell it to my client for six hundred.’ Kino reached quickly and snatched the pearl from his hand.He wrapped it in the deerskin and thrust it inside his shirt. The man behind the desk said,'I'm a fool,I know,but my first offer stands.I still offer a thousand.What are you doing?'he asked,as Kino thrust the pearl out of sight. 'I am cheated,'Kino cried fiercely.'My pearl is not for sale here.I will go,perhaps even to the capital. Now the dealers glanced quickly at one another.(Question 21 )They knew they had played too hard;they knew they would be disciplined for their failure,and the man at the desk said quickly,'I might go to fifteen hundred.' But Kino was pushing his way through the crowd.The hum of talk came to him dimly, his rage blood pounded in his ears,and he burst through and strode away.Juana followed, trotting after him. Questions 20-22 (9 points) 20.Which of the following is true of the third dealer? A.He wanted to pay Kino only after his clients had paid him. B.He just went through the prearranged plot with other buyers. C.He was not interested in Kino's pearl. 267‘ Do not include me in this discussion.' said dryly. • 1 will make no offer at all. 1 do not want it. This is not a pearl - it is a monstrosity. ' His thin lips curled. Now the second dealer. a little man with a shy soft voice , took up the pearl. and he examined it carefully. He took a glass from his pocket and inspected it under magnification. Then he laughed softly. ‘ Better pearls are made of paste.' he said. • 1 know these things. This is soft and chalky , it will lose its color and die in a few months. Look -.' He offered the glass to Kino , showed him how to use it. and Kino , who had never seen a pearl' s surface magnified , was shocked at the strange-looking surface. The third dealer took the pearl from Kino' s hands. ‘ One of my clients likes such things, , he said. ‘ 1 will offer five hundred pesos, and perhaps 1 can sell it to my client for six hundred. ' Kino reached quickly and snatched the pearl from his hand. He wrapped it in the deerskin and thrust it inside his shirt. The man behind the desk said ，吁 'm a fool , 1 know , but my first offer stands. 1 still offer a thousand. What are you doing?' he asked , as Kino thrust the pearl out of sight. ‘ 1 am cheated , , Kino cried fiercely. ‘ My pearl is not for sale here. 1 will go. perhaps even to the capital. ' Now the dealers glanced quickly at one another. (Question 21 ) They knew they had played too hard; they knew they would be disciplined for their failure , and the man at the desk said quickly,‘1 might go to fifteen hundred. ' But Kino was pushing his way through the crowd. The hum of talk came to him dimly , his rage blood pounded in his ears, and he burst through and strode away. J uana followed , trotting after him. Questions 20-22 (9 points) 20. Which of the following is true of the third dealer? A. He wanted to pay Kino only after his clients had paid him. B. He just went through the prearranged plot with other buyers. C. He was not interested in Kino' s pearl. 267