Talk about the experience of Ravi in the shed in "Games at Twilight."

As Ravi hides himself in the shed, trying to find an
excellent hiding place that will win him the game of hide and seek and protect him from
Raghu, Ravi is initially afraid of being in the shed. After all, we are told that "it
had a muffled smell, as of graves." Note the description we are given of the
shed:

But the
shed smelled of rats, anthills, dust, and spider webs. Also of less definable, less
recognisable horrors. And it was dark. Except fro the white-hot cracks along the door,
there was no light. The roof was very
low.

As he begins to feel
creatures crawl on him, Ravi feels like a "stranger" in the shed and wonders how many
more creatures there are in there. He thinks it might be better to risk being caught
than to stay here, but then contemplates the victory and glory he will receive if he
wins the game: "What fund if they were all found and caught--he alone left unconquered!"
As he imagines himself as "the true winner, a breaker of records, a champion," he finds
the strength to stay in the shed for a long time, only going out after some hours have
passed. Ironically, of course, he finds that instead of the much-anticipated glory, he
has been forgotten by his friends.