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Try to forestall any such
conversation. If the good doctor seems to mistrust you, take him on
one side, show him my letter, and tell him the simple truth. But I
do not suppose this will be necessary. With the patient, you must
remember the extreme sensitiveness of a blind man's hearing. Tread
lightly. Do not give him any opportunity to judge of your height.
Try to remember that you are not supposed to be able to reach the
top shelf of an eight-foot bookcase without the aid of steps or a
chair. And when the patient begins to stand and walk, try to keep
him from finding out that his nurse is slightly taller than himself.
This should not be difficult; one of his fixed ideas being that in
his blindness he will not be touched by a woman. His valet will lead
him about. And, Jane, I cannot imagine any one who has ever had your
hand in his, failing to recognise it. So I advise you, from the
first, to avoid shaking hands. But all these precautions do not
obviate the greatest difficulty of all,--your voice.


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