In the last paragraph, the narrator shows that it is not necessary to take Boxsious's complaints seriously, because they are completely eccentric, exaggerated and unrealistic. For this reason, the narrator continues to prepare his work tools in the most calm and normal way possible, even in the midst of the Boxsious talk that complains about the age of the brushes and the quality of the paints.
In other words, the narrator shows that Boxsious is a meaningless eccentric.
The archaeologist had to<u><em> LAY</em></u> the delicate fragments of carefully onto the display table so that they could be photographed and cataloged.
