I had the carriage on the train to myself up to Rohana, and then a girl got on. The couple seeing her off were probably her parents, they seemed very anxious about her comfort, and the woman gave the girl detailed instructions as to where to keep her things, when not to lean out of windows, and how to avoid speaking to strangers.
As I had become blind by then, I could not tell what the girl looked like, but I knew she wore slippers from the way they slapped against her heels.
“Are you going all the way to Dehra Dun?” I asked her as the train pulled out of the station.
I must have been sitting in a dark comer, perhaps because my voice amazed her. She gave a little scream, and said, “I didn’t know anyone else was here.”
" I didn’t see you either at first,’’ I said. "But I heard you come in." I wondered if I would be able to prevent her from discovering that I couldn’t see. I thought, provided I kept to my seat, it shouldn’t be too difficult.
“I’m getting down at Saharanpur,’’ the girl said. “ Where are you going?”
“To Dehra Dun, and then to Mussoorie," I replied.
"Oh, lucky you! I wish I were going to Mussoorie. I love the mountains, especially in October."
“Yes,this is the best time. I said, calling on my memories when I could see. "The hills are covered with wild flowers, the sun is delicious, and at night you can sit in front of a log fire and drink a little brandy."
Most of the tourists have gone,and for a while we sat in silence.
She was silent, and I wondered if my words had touched her. "What is it like outside?" I asked. But I made a mistake. Had she noticed already that I could not see?
“Why don’t you look out of the window?” she asked quite naturally.
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