Monday afternoon, Ruha and Munavar Khanum (two of
‘Abdu’l-Baha’s daughters) came to my room and told me the ladies of the
household would call upon me after sunset. So the Greatest Holy Leaf (the
Master’s sister) and the Holy Mother (the Master’s wife), Ruha and Munavar
Khanum, came to my room. I gave them presents sent from America, and delivered
to Ruha Khanum many supplications for the Master, from Americans.
Monday night I spent with the ladies in the large sitting
room. They asked me to sing for them, and I sang many things. They requested
the hymn, “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” While I was in Egypt I learned from one of
the Persian believers a Tablet in Arabic, and also learned to chant it. The
members of the household were much pleased when I chanted it for them. This was
Monday night, Jan. 30, 1905, my second and last night, I thought, in this
sacred and spiritual atmosphere — as the Master had said I could come for two
nights.
During my stay the Master was never present in the evening
after dinner.
