Talk:The Strangers/@comment-5471844-20170703195212

Non-native English speaker. Need help with few sentences:

''“He looked in, his eyes roamed over us, and a puzzled look came over his face. He blinked a few times, and paused. I waited for him to speak, and the moment stretched out, but then, with a slight shake of the head, he left us.”''

Did the conductor see them?

''Stranger: "I had to. You will too. You get...stuck, sometimes." He brushed my hands off his shoulders, and turned to walk away. ''

Does this means that every stranger has to get another in his place so he can escape?

“…but apparently whatever kept them from recognizing me as alien in the subway extended at least this far.”

I didn’t understand this sentence.