Sometimes they seemed to choke with their words and repeated them a number of times; sometimes they did not finish a phrase they had started, or thought they had finished--they did not notice it.
They all blinked their eyes and examined ordinary objects curiously, not recognizing them, like people who had worn eye-glasses and had suddenly taken them off; and all of them frequently turned around abruptly, as though some one behind them was calling them all the time and showing them something.

But they did not notice this, either.

Musya's and Tanya Kovalchuk's cheeks and ears were burning; Sergey was at first somewhat pale, but he soon recovered and looked as he always did.
Only Vasily attracted everybody's attention.

Even among them, he looked strange and terrible.

Werner became agitated and said to Musya in a low voice, with tender anxiety: "What does this mean, Musyechka?
Is it possible that he---- What?
I must go to him." Vasily looked at Werner from the distance, as though not recognizing him, and he lowered his eyes.
"Vasya, what have you done with your hair?
What is the matter with you?
Never mind, my dear, never mind, it will soon be over.