Is the narrator somewhat cautious about not revealing too much about himself? Support your point with instances from the text.

The narrator in Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘The Eyes Have It’ tried his best not to let out the fact That he was blind. He kept to his seat throughout the journey to prevent his blindness from getting revealed. He gave a vivid description of the beauty of mussoorie in October-the hills covered with wild ...

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How did the narrator try to prevent the girl from discovering that he was blind?

The narrator in Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘The Eyes Have It’ made various attempts to prevent the girl from discovering that he was blind. Throughout the journey he did not leave his seat. He gave a beautiful description of Mussoorie in October, the month when the girl expressed her desire to visit the place. However, ...

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What attempts did the narrator make to prevent the girl from discovering that he was blind

The narrator in Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘The Eyes Have It’ made various attempts to prevent the girl from discovering that he was blind. Throughout the journey he did not leave his seat. He gave a beautiful description of Mussoorie in October, the month when the girl expressed her desire to visit the place. However, ...

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Give a brief sketch of the conversation between the narrator and the girl.

In Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘The Eyes Have It’, the narrator had been traveling in a vacant train compartment. At Rahana a girl got in. Bored of solitude, the narrator was thrilled at the possibility of a conversation with the girl and asked her if she was going all the way to Dehra. The girl ...

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“She was completely blind. You notice?” Didn’t you notice?”- Who said this whom? When was this said? Explain the irony in the line. 

The male passenger who boarded the train at Saharanpur said the line mentioned above to the narrator. The second fellow passenger boarded the train at Saharanpur. After boarding the train, the co-passenger told the narrator that he must be disappointed because he is not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who just left. In ...

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