When challenged by them to give an opinion, or to express his admiration for some picture, he would remain almost impolitely silent, and would then make amends by furnishing (if he could) some fact or other about the gallery in which the picture was hung, or the date at which it had been painted.
Haiek bere iritzia ematera akuilatzen zutenean, koadro batekiko bere miresmena adieraztera kasurako, isiltasun ia gozakaitz bati lotu ohi zitzaion, baina baita bere burua berehala apendu ere, jakinez gero koadro hura zein museotan zegoen, zein datatan margotua zen, edo beste edozein argibide material eman ahal izanez gero.