“ Then I made a mistake ” – Who is the speaker ? What mistake did the speaker do ? Was it really a mistake ?

Ans:The narrator of the story “The Eyes Have It” is the speaker.

The Narrator of the story “The Eyes Have It” was completely blind. He had a very romantic train journey with a girl. He always tried to conceal the fast of his blindness to the girl. But in course of their conversation, He suddenly asked the girl how was the outside looked like. The narrator thought it as a mistake because it could have proved his blindness to the girl.

It was not the mistake of the narrator because in the very next moment the girl asked him why he was not looking outside. This question can only be made to a person of good eyesight.