Even if the people of the Country were generous enough to give him one, could he really take it back? To put the beautiful doll in his house for viewing? Just thinking about it felt silly... The doll, imbued with spirit, wouldn't want to stay in his shabby house, would it? Why wouldn't they hold tea parties in the museum instead?
Some people and some things are simply not meant to be together, their meeting is nothing more than an insignificant brief interlude in life. Just like right now, his stroll through the museum with Alandia was, to outsiders, akin to that of amiable friends, but he knew in his heart that he was of no significance to the Dawn Knight. They were connected merely by the thin thread of duty, their interaction would last only one or two months, or even shorter.
