Well, yes, they're in his clothes, but the idea is that he's lain on them so long that they've almost embedded themselves in his body. Think of placing bread dough on sesame seeds; when you pick it up, the seeds are stuck into the surface of the dough. "Chattering" in this case means chattering with the cold, not talking.
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