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Mr Parson saw the blind man and immediately felt sympathy for all blind creatures.
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| Evening guv'nor. Just a minute of your time. Help a blind fellow out. | |
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| How did you come to lose your sight? | |
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| Westurbury, fourteen years ago. I was one of 'em. | |
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| Ah yes. The chemical explosion. It was supposed to have been one of the greatest disas- | |
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Mr Parsons coughed, but the blind peddlar was to caught up in his story to notice.
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| Everyones forgotten about it! But let me tell you how I lost my eyes. There I was, crawling out of there, the smoke making breathing near impossible. The air was clogged with chemical smoke! | |
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