The Broken Thermometer
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Corinne's daughter Arna had a fever and cough and was afraid she had tuberculosis, a disease which had been in the True family. She was understandably worried that she, too, had the disease. She had planned to marry Leo Perron, but felt it very unfair to do so if she actually had the fatal ailment. As she worried about what to do, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá kept touching her shoulder. One day, when Arna had just taken her temperature and was still holding the thermometer, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá took it from her and broke it in two, telling her that she would be well and could marry. Arna soon recovered and married Leo.
Source: Earl Redman, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Their Midst, p. 193.
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