Through the Cold and the Rain
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When in Bahá'í history
Paris (today: Paris, France)
Lady Blomfield recalled:
“The Japanese Ambassador to a European capital (Viscount Arawaka-Madrid) was staying at the Hôtel d’Jéna (in Paris). This gentleman and his wife had been told of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s presence in Paris, and the latter was anxious to have the privilege of meeting Him.
“‘I am very sad,’ said Her Excellency. ‘I must not go out this evening as my cold is severe, and I leave early in the morning for Spain. If only there were a possibility of seeing Him.’
“This was told to the Master, Who had just returned after a long, tiring day.
“‘Tell the lady and her husband that, as she is unable to come to me, I will call upon her.’
“Accordingly, though the hour was late, through the cold and the rain He came, with His smiling courtesy, bringing joy to us all, as we awaited Him in the Tapestry Room of the Hôtel d’Jéna.”
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, pp. 138–9, quoting Lady Blomfield, The Chosen Highway.
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