"Centuries [were] bundled up in this peculiar way," says Burton, adding: "I was fortunate to realize the beauty slumbering in such a pitiful state.
「幾世紀的時光，就以這麼奇異的方式捆紮起來」，波頓回憶說：「我很幸運在這麼狼狽的情形下，仍然能體會傢具潛在的美感；而歸根究柢，是傢具本身的光華使它能看起來這麼閒閒置散，卻又這麼驚人。」