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 am also aware that some onlookers desire to know the reason why I particularly wished for the statuette to be made of wood instead of silver or gold. I believe that they do not wish to make excuses, but to comprehend the situation better, and to have all suggestions of wrongdoing definitively disproven, thus easing their doubts.