The speaker of the line quoted above is the blind narrator.

October is considered as the best time to visit by,In his mind’s eye.

girl’s silence made the narrator wonder If his words had touched her,  or whether see thought him to be a romantic fool.

According to the narrator, can one celebrate night in the hills by sitting in front of a logfire and drinking a little brandy.

according to the narrator of Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’, october is the best time to visit the hills