Disconcerting would be the perfect word to summarize the last few weeks. To be scrutinized so openly, well, he wouldn't call it 'icing' on the cake. More like something crawling, something burrowing beneath his skin to gnaw at the very core of him.

Why does he keep taking off his sunglasses?

"Madame." Perhaps this token of respect tells more of how uncomfortable he is than anything else. Maybe he just knows to respect his elders.