What has he gained? If he's honest, the evacuation of a purulent abscess, the allegiance of a man who wants to be faithful, and perhaps the merit of saving a soul. N.B. There was unwillingness and self-compulsion in him.
Why was he so timid?
A great part of what I said was gratuitously exasperating. Why did he stand it?
What does he know that I don't know?
What do I know that he doesn't know?
What salient things have I, in my usual manner, left unsaid?
Did I say more than enough?
Have I given myself away again?
Is he honest?
What was his real motive?