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.
Non, ce qui est triste, c’est que cet homme, qui n’avait cure de chene sculpté, en eut ses murs tout recouverts, alors qu’il en coute des fortunes aux amateurs désireux de s’en procurer.