I consoled myself with the thought that there were other people in the carriage there was quite a nice-looking man and his wife sitting just opposite.
I comforted myself by thinking that the carriage had other people in it.
mnli hypothesis: I comforted myself by thinking that the carriage had other people in it. premise: I consoled myself with the thought that there were other people in the carriage there was quite a nice-looking man and his wife sitting just opposite.