John Edmund Gardner. Moriarty's Revenge (№ 430485)

To clean and then varnish "La Gioconda" is the same as undressing the most desirable woman in the whole world. Yes, you will desire her, the woman stripped naked, but the sense of mystery, the great mystery, always disappears with the last piece of clothing. Admiration, charm will go down in history. It might as well be burned.