above all the various noises of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard,

filled with warm sunshine,

as he became quite hot with shame and regret.

For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, even though he had been living in it for five years.

he was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the grey earth mingled inseparably.

a tender memory that appeared and disappeared again,

oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach,

There was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened.

he could only hear their feet as they stepped heavily on the floor.