"Let us sit down.

And just answer me one question.

Have you noticed in the picture something curious ?--something that probably at first did not strike you, but that revealed itself to you suddenly ?" "Basil!" cried the lad, clutching the arms of his chair with trembling hands and gazing at him with wild startled eyes.
"I see you did.

Don't speak.

Wait till you hear what I have to say.
Dorian, from the moment I met you, your personality had the most extraordinary influence over me.