the art of getting lost
The eyes have it all by Ruskin Bond
Whenever I see a striking pair of eyes, I remember a story by Ruskin Bond called “The eyes have it”. The story is about a blind man who briefly meets a girl on an empty Himalayan train coach. He tries to hide his blindness by making small talk about the scenery. As the girl leaves the train a few stations later, a new passenger arrives. In author’s words:
The man who had entered the compartment broke into my reverie. ‘You must be disappointed’ he said. ‘I’m not nearly as attractive a travelling companion as the one who just left.’
‘She was an interesting girl’ I said. ‘Can you tell me—did she keep her hair long or short?’
‘I don’t remember’ he said sounding puzzled. ’It was her eyes I noticed, not her hair. She had beautiful eyes but they were of no use to her. She was completely blind. Didn’t you notice?
More about Ruskin Bond at Wikipedia.