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Why dose the first pearl buyer call Kino "boy"? in chapter 4 of the pearl

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The pearl buyer told him it was a curiosity, not a valuable pearl. He offered Kino 1,000 pesos. When Kino disagreed, three other buyers were brought in; each one said it was of little value.
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