She shares her feelings for her husband at the time and Robert replies with his feelings on the narrator"s wife's tapes. These tapes are described by the narrator as his wife's "chief means of recreation"(517). Which suggest that he can only he can only see a personal relationship between a man and a woman to be sexual. This misunderstanding of his wife"s relationship with Robert to become jealous.
The story continues with the narrator's discussion with his wife about Robert's marriage. The narrator's first reaction is sympathy for Robert but then he changes his attitude toward Robert's wife. He states, "It was beyond my understanding. Hearing this, I felt sorry for the blind man for a little bit. And then I found myself thinking what a pitiful life this woman must have led. Imagine a woman who could never see herself as she was seen in the eyes of her loved one"(518). Once again the narrator is basing his feeling entirely on appearances. This statement is ironic because the narrator is ridiculing Robert's marriage which is based completely on love and not what they look like. Meanwhile the narrator's marriage has no obstacles to over come and is barely stable. .
The time finally comes for Robert's arrival. The narrator is stuck waiting for his wife to pick Robert up and bring him back to their house. Of course the narrator blames Robert on having to wait. When his wife pulls up with him the narrator notices how his wife is laughing as she parks the car and still wears the smile as she opens the door for Robert. When the narrator meets Robert he finds it very uncomfortable. They cannot make small talk without reference to sight.
The narrators impression of Robert was shocking to him. Despite the fact that He has never met a blind person before and his expectations of Robert were completely wrong. Robert did not use a cane or wear dark glasses. Robert's eyes had too much white in the irises and the pupils moved around in their sockets without Robert seeming to know it was "Creepy" to him(520).
