Quod superest, nec ipse sum nescius quosdam circumstantium cupere audire, cur non argento vel auro, sed potissimum ex ligno simulacrum fieri voluerim, idque eos arbitror non tam ignoscendi quam cognoscendi causa desiderare, ut hoc etiam scrupulo liberentur, cum videant omnem suspicionem criminis abunde confutatam.
Beyond that, I too am aware that certain bystanders wish to hear why I especially wanted the statuette made of wood, and not of silver or gold, and as I believe, they desire it less to excuse than to understand it, and to be relieved of this further uncertainty by seeing every suggestion of criminality completely refuted.
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