One day in London ‘Abdu’l-Bahá heard laughter coming from the kitchen
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One day in London ‘Abdu’l-Bahá heard laughter coming from the kitchen. Delighted, He joined the happy people. ‘It appeared that the Persian servant had remarked: “In the East women wear veils and do all the work.” To which [the] English housekeeper had replied: “In the West women don’t wear veils, and take good care that the men do at least some of the work. You had better get on with cleaning that silver.”’ The Master joined in the laughter.
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 175
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