I can only imagine the humiliation and guilt the poor man who fell down the stairs must feel. I'm sure that for a moment there, all he could do was pray that the fall killed him...but when he opened his eyes and saw the devastation to the priceless antiquities...it must have been horrifying.
This is one of the many reasons I adore the British:
"It was a most unfortunate and regrettable accident but we are glad that the visitor involved was able to leave the museum unharmed," museum director Duncan Robinson said Monday.
I'm certain that the museum director wanted to slash his own wrists, but class and dignity won the day.
I dislike bashing my own country - or, at least, I *did* - but in the US there would have been a mad dash to the phone to call an attorney and sue the poor guy who fell down the stairs...who would also be contacting his own attorney to sue the museum.
I wish them the best of luck glueing the pieces back together.
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