Perhaps. But less -- doesn't mean 'not at all,' does it?

[ he folds his arms over the table, rests his chin on them to look up across the table at edgeworth. giving a small cant of the head. ]

I suppose I just wanted to confess that when I praise you, there's an element of selfishness to it. But that doesn't mean it's not sincere. And the fact that I worry for you, too, is sincere.