A profound impression remained in the minds and memories of
all sorts and conditions of men and women.... Very
greatly was ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s sojourn in London appreciated; very greatly His
departure regretted. He left behind Him many, many friends. His love had
kindled love. His heart had opened to the West, and the Western heart had
closed around this patriarchal presence from the East. His words had in them
something that appealed not only to their immediate hearers, but to men and
women generally.
- Lady Blomfield (Quoted by Shoghi Effendi in ‘God Passes By’)
