Juliet Thompson was painting the Master's portrait in America
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Juliet Thompson was painting the Master's portrait in America. Lua Getsinger and May Maxwell came into the library, crossed over to where she was sitting and stood behind her. The Master looked up and smiled at May. 'You have a kind heart, Mrs. Maxwell.' Then he turned to Lua. You, Lua, have a tender heart. And what kind of heart have you, Juliet?' He laughed. 'What kind of heart have you?'
'Oh, what kind of heart have I? You know, my Lord. I don't know.' 'An emotional heart.' He laughed again and rolled His hands one round the other in a sort of tempestuous gesture. 'You will have a boiling heart, Juliet. Now,' He continued, 'if these three hearts were united into one heart -- kind, tender and emotional -- what a great heart that would be!'
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 46
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