The Pearl

describe the beggars and what they want from kino

chapter 4

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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."