Intermission A
"No," said Mr Blaine the optician, a petite smile dancing across thin lips, "there's absolutely nothing wrong there at all. Your eyes have not changed by any appreciable amount since your last check-up."
"Oh," said Mr Sculthorpe in a dejected manner. "I suppose this means I might just be going mad, then."
Mr Blaine raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
