there's no limit to the liberties you take, Pyotr Stepanovitch.
You take advantage of my good-nature, you say cutting things, and play the part of a _bourru bienfaisant_...." "Well, that's as you please," muttered Pyotr Stepanovitch; "anyway you pave the way for us and prepare for our success." "Now, who are 'we,' and what success ?" said Von Lembke, staring at him in surprise.

But he got no answer.
Yulia Mihailovna, receiving a report of the conversation, was greatly displeased.
"But I can't exercise my official authority upon your favourite," Andrey Antonovitch protested in self-defence, "especially when we're _tete-a-tete_....

I may say too much...

in the goodness of my heart." "From too much goodness of heart.

I didn't know you'd got a collection of manifestoes.