I believe the answer is conflict. I hope this helps!:)
Because it has something covering it and he has to watch his back
In the short story The Chrysanthemums, the stranger's motivation for pretending to be interested in Elisa's chrysanthemums is because A. he wants Elisa to give him work so he can earn some money.
He is a poor tinker who may not be able to afford dinner unless he is given some sort of a job by Elisa.
Answer:
As the person is petulant, he/she does not want the help or opinion of others, so the customer is not agreeable to the help that others offered.
Explanation:
A petulant person is someone that does not take into account the suggestions that others may make to help and considers himself or herself as someone with great qualities. The person acts childishly and has a little temper. The word agreeable relates to petulant because it is something that a person with this characteristic lacks since he or she does not take into consideration what others say
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because first he did his crime and then trying to be nice
