Using the technique of understatement, the author has the alchemist impart an important lesson to Santiago in telling the Arabs about his treasures. What was the lesson?

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Asked by jaidyn w #658164 on 5/24/2017 10:23 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/19/2022 2:37 PM

From the text:

"When you posses great treasures within you and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed?"

The Alchemist, pg. 134