"True," he agreed. "I never seek him out, or try to get his attention at all. And I like it that way. I don't need it. I do my duty the same, with or without sight."

"Please do," he said. "And, uhm...let me. Operas. Carmen and Aida are both really famous. I liked Madama Butterfly when I saw it, although that's been...what, 20 years ago? Or there's Tristan und Isolde. It really depends on what you feel like sitting through for a couple of hours."