She followed him with the step of an old cat, and was able to observe him without being seen, through a crack in the door, which was directly opposite him.

她便象只老猫似的，踮着脚，跟上去，向虚掩着的门缝里张望，她能望见他却不会被他看见。

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I realized immediately that I had seen him many times before, always in the same place, the seat directly opposite my own.

我立即就意识到我曾经不止一次地见过他，而且都是在同一个地方——我的座位正对面的那个位置。

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Dr May ignores Jackie sitting opposite him and addresses the voices in her head directly, a little like he is invoking spirits at a seance.

BBC: Embracing the dark voices within