‘Abdu’l-Bahá greatly enjoyed the children
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá greatly enjoyed the children. Years later He said, I had them gathered. It was very good. They were very spiritual children. There was a little girl there. Jokingly I said to her: "I want you to marry this boy." She said: "I wanted an Eastern husband."
Source: Earl Redman, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Their Midst, p. 118
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