The public attitude the dealers had toward Kino and his "pearl of the world" was that, in public, the dealers said the color was off and because it was so large no one would buy it.
The pearl dealer inspects the pearl and tells Kino that his pearl is like fool's gold, as it is too large and valuable only as a curiosity. So, none of the dealers make an offer to buy the pearl.
The dealers believed that Kino would not know any better and would believe the lies they were telling him about his "monstrosity of a pearl". Their private attitude was different as they wanted to pay less for it.
Hence, the public attitude was different than the private attitude.
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