No, what was sad in his case was that he, who didn't care for carved oak, should have his drawing-room panelled with it, while people who do care for it have to pay enormous prices to get it.
Nej, det som var sorgligt i detta fall, var att han, som inte uppskattade snidad ek, skulle behöva ha sitt sällskapsrum fyllt av det, under det att folk som trivs med det, tvingas betala enorma summor för att komma över det samma.