I haven't read the book, but it seems like he wants to earn Fortunato's trust so he can easily get his revenge in the end.
he answer is no
In face-to-face communication it is transcendental to choose words politely, so that they do not make reality worse. Most confrontational messages are affirmations of the type you did, and only tend to increase conflict. In other words, the messages of "you" blame, shame, accuse, threaten, rule, denigrate ... The messages of "you" tend to evoke resentment, hatred and revenge.
What is decisive in all face-to-face interaction, then, is the constancy in defining ourselves by positioning ourselves in relation to the concrete situation in which we find ourselves immersed in everyday life.
When a writer reveals the personality of a character
<span>The apology is believed to be one the most authentic accounts that's been preserved of Socrates' defense of himself as it was presented before the Athenian Council.</span>