Unlike an ordinary shopkeeper, a traveling pearl merchant, or dealer, was what might be called a connoisseur in the trade, one who had the keen eye or the sensibility needed to discern the aesthetic qualities and subtleties that mark a pearl as extraordinary.
Erinevalt tavalisest poodnikust oli rändav pärlikaupmees või vahendaja nii - öelda oma ala asjatundja, kelle terav pilk märkas kohe neid esteetilisi omadusi ja peensusi, mis muutsid pärli harukordseks.