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The Eyes Have It Summary

Once the narrator was going to Dehra by 4 train. Then a girl got in. Her parents came on to see her off. They advised her to be careful about the things and people before they finally left. The narrator thought about his total blindness and began to guess the image of the girl from the sound of her voice and slippers. At first the narrator himself made an attempt to initiate a conversation with the girl. The girl was startled by his voice. She had no idea that anyone was sitting in a dark corner of the compartment. People who are blind are gifted with inner eyes. They can visualise better than those having ordinary eyes. The narrator thought that it should not be too difficult to hide his infirmity. Their conversation continued. The girl would meet her aunt at Saharanpur. But the narrator would go to Dehra first and then to Mussoorie. The girl would like to visit Mussoorie some day as she was fond of 'the hills in October'. The narrator also affirmed that 'October is the best time to enjoy the beauty of the hill.

Then the narrator suddenly asked the girl, "What is it like outside?" The girl asked why the narrator did not look out of the window. Immediately the narrator came to the window ledge and made a pretence of 'studying the landscape' intently.OfWhen the girl bade him goodbye, he wanted to touch her once and feel her gentle warmth. But only the scent of perfume lingered in his mind. After some confusion another passenger got in. The narrator got himself ready to play a game of deception again. The train left the station and the narrator was lost in dreamy contemplation. The new passenger intruded the narrator's own world of thought. He remarked that he was not as attractive as the girl who had just left the train. The narrator asked if the fellow traveller had noticed how her hair was. The new passenger replied in haste that he had no time to observe it. What he noticed was her beautiful eyes. But they were completely blind.

                        The Eyes Have It Title pdf

The title directly refers to the story of the two blind travellers in a train. It appears to be a prologue in itself. But it has a meaning and significance of its own. There is also a note of irony in it. In the final part of the story we realize what the author intends to convey. At first the two passengers try to conceal their personal infirmity from each other. Although the two characters do not have vision, yet their inner eye is sharper than those having eyes. Thusblindness can be a blessing in disguise at times. It enables one to perceive the world that ies hidden to ordinary vision. So the title introduces the theme of vision and blindness and throws a subtle hint over the situation of the fellow- passenger after the revelation of truth.

           The Eyes Have It VSA TYPE QUESTION-ANSWERS

Answer the following questions in complete sentences

1. Who is the writer of the story, 'The Eyes Have It?

Ans- The writer of the story, 'The Eyes Have It is Ruskin Bond.

2. Where is Rohana situated?

Ans- Rohana is a less populated area situated in Uttar Pradesh.

3.Who came to see the girl off?

Ans-The couple who came to see the girl off were probably her parents.

4.What did the couple seem very anxious about?

Ans- The couple seemed very anxious about the comfort of the girl.

5. What did the woman instruct the girl?

Ans- The woman instructed the girl about where she would keep her things, when she would not lean out of windows, and how she would avoid speaking to strangers.

6. At which station did the blind girl get into the train?

Ans-The blind girl got into the train at Rohana Station.

7. What were the eyes of the narrator in The Eyes Have It' sensitive to?

Ans-The eyes of the narrator in the story, 'The Eyes Have It' were sensitive to light and darkness.

8. Why was the narrator unable to tell anything about the look of the girl?

Ans- As the narrator was completely blind at that time, he was unable to tell anything about the look of the girl.

9. Would the narrator ever discover anything aboutherlooks?

Ans-The narrator would never discover anythin about the looks of the girl as he was completely blind.

10. How did the narrator know that the girl wore slippers?

Ans-The narrator knew that the girl wore slippers from the way they slapped against her heels.

11. What did the narrator like when he met the girl?

Ans-When the narrator met the girl, he liked the sound of her voice and her slippers.

12. Whose voice startled the girl?

Ans-The voice of the narrator startled the girl

13. Why did the voice of the narrator startle the girl?

The voice of the narrator startled the girl because she did not know anyone sitting in the compartment.

14. What remark did the narrator make about people with good eyesight?

The narrator remarked that people with good eyesight often fail to see what is right in front of them.

15. What do people with good eyesight fail to see?

Ans- People with good eyesight fail to see what is right in front of them.

16. What do the people who cannot see take in?

Ans-People who cannot see have to take inonly those essential things that are registered by

their remaining senses.

17. How did the narrator think of preventing his blindness from being discovered by the girl?

Ans-The narrator thought that he would keepto the seat only to prevent his blindness from being discovered by the girl.

18. Where will the girl get off?

Ans-The girl will get off at Saharanpur.

19. Who would receive the blind girl at the destination?

The blind girl's aunt would receive her at the destination.

20. What notion does the narrator have about the aunts?

Ans-The narrator thinks that the aunts are

usualy formidable creatures.

21. What, according to the narraor of Ruskin Bond's story 'The Eyes Have It, is the best time to visit the hills?

Ans-October, according to the narrator of Ruskin Bond's story 'The Eyes Have It is the best time to visit the hills.

22. In which month did the girl wish to visit Mussoorie?

Ans-The girl wished to visit Mussoorie in the month of October,

23. When did the girl laugh pleasantly?

Ans-When the narrator spoke admiringly of the girl's interesting face, she laughed pleasantly.

24. How did the girl describe the narrator?

Ans-The girl described the narrator saying that he was very gallant and serious by nature.

25. How did the narrator express the beauty of the voice of the girl?

Ans- According to the narrator, the voice of the girl was as lively as the stream coming down from the mountain.

26. Who broke into the narrator's reverie?

Ans-The man who got into the train immediately after the girl had got off at Saharanpur station broke

into the narrator's reverie.

 Descriptive type of question-answer

1.Why was the girl startled in the train? What did the narrator opine about the people having eyes and those who do not have eyes?

Ans-After the couple bade the girl goodbye, the train slowly moved off the station. The girl felt all alone in the compartment. She had not noticed anyone sitting in a dark corner. When the narrator suddenly asked if she was going all the way to Dehra, she was startled. According to the narrator, people with good eyesight fail to see what is right in front of them. But people who cannot see use their inner visit to take in the necessary things. They keep in the mind what makes a telling impression upon rest of their senses.

2."Then I made a mistake."-What 'mistake' is referred to here? Was it really a mistake? Write your answer with reference to the story, The Eyes Have It.

Or

"Then I made a mistake." -What 'mistake' a did the speaker make? Why was it a । mistake'? What removed the speaker's doubts? What did the speaker do then?

Ans-The narrator and the girl talked over the beauty of the hills. Wondering whether the girl

was impressed with his words or thought him a romantic fool, the narrator asked what it was like outside. This was the mistake he made. It was not really a mistake as there was nothing strange in the question. The narrator thought that it would reveal what he tried to keep secret about his blindness.

Soon his doubts and fears melted away as the girl asked him to look out of the window. She could

hardly know that her fellow passenger was blind. So, the narrator did not commit any mistake.

2. "Yes this is the best time, I said calling on my memories" -- Who said this and to whom? What was the occasion of the remark? What did he say after calling on his memories?

The narrator in Ruskin Bond's short story

'The Eyes Have It' said this to the girl during the train journey. When the girl expressed her wish to go to Mussoorie and told the narrator that he was a lucky fellow to go there, he in reply gave a brief but amusing description of Mussoorie in October. While calling on his memories the narrator said that the hills were covered with wild dahlias, the sun was delicious and at night one could sit in front of a logfire and drink a little brandy. He further asserted that the roads were almost deserted in October as most of the tourists had gone. So, October was the best time to visit Mussoorie. She would forget our brief encounter."

3.Who said this and about whom? What is the 'brief encounter referred to here? Why did the speaker think so?

Ans-The narrator in Ruskin Bond's short story 'The Eyes Have It is the speaker here. It was

said about the girl who was his co-passenger in the train compartment. The narrator was on his way to Mussoorie via Dehra and the girl boarded the train at Rohana. The narrator came forward to talk with her. After some time, the girl became normal in the conversation though both of them concealed their blindness from each other. That brief encounter is referred to here. The speaker was very much fascinated by the melodious voice of the girl. He longed for her company till the rest of his journey. But when he came to learn that the girl would get down at Saharanpur he was disappointed. The girl's

image had left a deep impression in his mind, simultaneously, he considered that she would take the matter casually and would forget the brief encounter

4. "She was an interesting giri"Who said this to whom and when? What else did the person say? What reply did he get?

Ans-The narrator in the short story, The Eyes Have It said this to his new co-passenger, who had entered the compartment the narrator was travelling in at Saharanpur. The narrator said this when the new traveller broke into the narrator's reverie saying that the narrator must be disappointed seeing him as he was not as attractive as the companion who had just left. The narrator asked his fellow traveller if he had noticed whether the girl, who had just left, kept her hair long or short. The fellow traveller told him in a puzzled tone that he did not remember how her hair was, as he had not noticed it. He added that, what he had noticed was her beautiful eyes, which were, however, of no use to her since she was totally blind.

4. "She had beautiful eyes, but they were of nouse to her"--Whose eyes are mentioned here? Why w ere the eyes useless to her? Bring out the irony of the situation."

The eyes of the girl who was the narrator's co-passenger up to Saharanpur in the train compartment are mentioned here.

The man who entered the compartment after the girl's departure informed the narrator that the girl's eyes were very beautiful. But those eyes were of no use because she was completely blind. The narrator was astonished at this because he thought that the girl was able to see. After the girl's appearance in the coupe the narrator thought that she had normal eyesight. So he wanted to hide his blindness in all possible ways. But from the description of the new passenger he came to know that the girl too was blind. The irony of the situation is that his endeavour to conceal his blindness to the girl was totally unnecessary.

The narrator finally understands that infirmity ofany physical organ even blindness cannot pose any hindrance to a human being.