The short story "The eyes are not here" by Ruskin Bond is about a blind man on a train who has a conversation with a woman who enters his compartment without realizing he is blind. Through their discussion, the man is able to infer details about the woman without her knowing his impairment. After she departs, another passenger informs the man that the woman was actually blind. The story examines how human perception and assumptions can influence what people notice or fail to notice about others.