Is it that obvious? [ Strange remarks, with a little laugh. It is definitely that obvious, what with the fact that he's been bugging other people and being a wallflower himself as everybody else dances. ]

I find myself distracted by all sorts of thoughts that prevent me from actually enjoying this party.

[ Arabella alive, the faerie that took her, Childermass not telling him this, the cursed item he left back in the Carnival, all tug at his brain the moment Strange stops thinking for a moment or two. He's not sure he could enjoy this party even if he wanted to. ]

It's maddening.