“Oh, how lucky you are.”- Who is the speaker here? Who is “you” referred to? Why is the person spoken to being called “lucky”?

The girl is the speaker of the line mentioned above. Here “you” refers to the blind narrator on the journey expressed her love for the hills especially in October. The narrator calling on his memory replied that October is indeed the best time to visit Mussorie in October. The narrator calling on his memory replied ...

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“L didn’t see you either,’’ l said. ‘But l heard you come in.” – Was it not a hint for the girl to understand that the narrator was blind? What did the narrator think before stating this?

The line mentioned above is extracted from the short story ‘The Eyes Have It’. Yes, it was a hint for the girl to understand that the narrator was blind. But the girl failed to grasp the real meaning of the words. If she had been a bit more observed, she would have easily got the ...

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What was the destination of the narrator in the story ‘The Eyes Have It’? What description of his destinations is given by the narrator? How could he give such a description in spite of being blind?

In the story ‘The Eyes Have It’ the destination of thee narrator was Missouri. According to the narrator, October is the best time to visit the hilliest. In October, the hills are covered with wild dahlias, the sun shine becomes pleasant and at night one can sit in front of a log fire and drink ...

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“Are you going all the way to Dehra?”`- Who is the speaker? Who is the person spoken to When did the speaker ask this?  How did the person spoken to reply?

The speaker of the line mentioned above line is the blind young man. The blind narrator says the above line to the girl who boarded the train at Rohana. The speaker asked the above question when the train pulled out of Rohana station and the girl settled her in the train compartment. The speaker’s voice ...

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What  instruction were  given to the  girl by  her  parents  before she  started her  journey ?  Do you think the narrator started to like the girl from the very beginning? 

In the short story ‘The Eyes Have It’ written by Ruskan Bond, a girl boarded the train from Rohan.  A couple, who came to see the girl off, was very anxion about her comfort and safety. The women gave the girl detailed instruction as to where to keep her things, when not to lean out ...

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