That did not answer;the sherry was a little too dry.
A.His efforts of selling sherry proved a failure;the sherry was not moist enough. B.Nobody answered his hawking;people did not buy his sherry because it was too dry. C.His trail of selling sherry did not provide a solution;he soon became tired of it again. D.He did not get money in this business;the sherry dried out and he had nothing to sell.