Half an Hour with Jeffrey Parsons
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá's first morning in Washington was filled with many interviews, but He spent a half-hour with Agnes Parsons' young son, Jeffrey. They looked at Jeffrey's toys, books and pictures, then went to the roof to see the view. Mrs. Parsons noted that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá never required an interpreter when with a child.
Source: Earl Redman, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Their Midst, p. 94
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