He had a practised eye, and at the same time one easily satisfied; and although he knew very well what was really valuable, he never, as so many persons do, made people who were showing him things of their own uncomfortable, by requiring more than the circumstances admitted of, or by mentioning anything more perfect, which he remembered having seen elsewhere.
Begirada aditua zuen, eta aldi berean kontentagarria, eta nahiz eta sobera zekien artean han zer falta zen, halere ez zuen egin zenbaitek egin ohi duena, zirkunstantziek uzten dutena baino gehiago eskatzearen edo beste nonbait ikusi den, zerbait beteginagoa gogora ekartzearen moldakaizkeria, beren landa erakusten dutenak umore txarrez jarriz.