Question

What will you have done if you were in narrators plase in the story diamond maker

Answer 1

The diamond maker has spent the last fifteen years of his life trying to perfect the art of making diamonds. ... There is also a sense that the diamond maker is desperate to succeed. He wants to see results for all the work that he has done.

While the narrator only has to live with the fact that he missed an opportunity to further increase his wealth. Something that the narrator will be able to live with. Whereas the diamond maker if he is still alive is most likely living a life of destitution. Though he does still have his diamonds.