Few girls can resist flattery | Who said the line? Why did the speaker say so? What reaction did he get from the listener?

“Few girls can resist flattery.”—Who said the line? Why did the speaker say so? What reaction did he get from the listener? Class 12 | English (The Eyes Have It) 6 Marks

Ans:

The blind narrator of Ruskin Bond’s story ‘The Eyes Have It’ said the above line. It was a soliloquy.

He initially thought that his comment “You have an interesting face” to his girlco-passenger was evidence of his growing courage. But soon he realised that it was a safe remark because he was certain that even false praise impress most of the girls.

The narrator’s companion from Rohana to Saharanpur accepted the compliment quite well with a clear, ringing laugh and said that it was a nice one. Thereafter she told the narrator that she was tired of receiving the same compliment again and again that she had a pretty face. The listener also complimented the narrator saying that he was a very gallant young man. The girl also asked the narrator, who said not only her face was an interesting one but also pretty, the reason of his being so serious.