hes got three blankets wrapped around him , over his clothes and his thick grey coat , but still it gets to him , like its hunting him down , him and only him , in this dark room , in this dark flat . his expression flattened when she came before him and gently nudged apart his knees . `` i think i want to sit down for a while . '' i was really glad peter had brought him along , even though having a dog was n't necessarily the smartest choice we 'd made . 