He was now so conscious of his company that the knowledge of it could not be avoided.

It seemed to him that he heard them chattering together, knew that behind his back Sarah was trying to whisper horrid things in Bim's ear, and that he was laughing at her, which made her furious.
"I must have eaten something," he thought.

"It's the strangest feeling I've ever had.

I just won't take any notice of them.

I'll go on as though they weren't there." But the strangest thing of all was that he felt as though he himself were being taken.