I drew back my hands..." Stavrogin brought out almost with anguish, keeping his eyes on the ground.
"Speak out! Speak out! You came to warn me of danger.

You have let me speak.

You mean to-morrow to announce your marriage publicly....

Do you suppose I don't see from your face that some new menacing idea is dominating you ?...

Stavrogin, why am I condemned to believe in you through all eternity?
Could I speak like this to anyone else?
I have modesty, but I am not ashamed of my nakedness because it's Stavrogin I am speaking to.