What does the book say about the crystal merchant's job and outlook for the future?
He was excited about the future and thought it was a good omen to have such
clean crystal after meeting Santiago.
He was cynical and kept repeating to himself that it was "too late to do
anything else but run his crystal shop exactly like he always had.
O He couldn't wait to retire and take a pilgrimage to Mecca.
O He thought the world had conspired against him and all omens were bad.