Agnes: April 28 – Private interviews and farewells during last day in Washington

Early Sunday morning Dr. Fareed arranged for Mr. and Mrs. William Karney Carr to have an interview with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at 2:30 P.M. They are both thoughtful, spiritual people. Dr. Chase would come with them as he had not been able to see ‘Abdu’l-Bahá before.

Mr. Innes, who particularly asked for another interview, was given the hour 9:30. I telephoned to Dr. Fareed, asking if there were no objections, if I could be present at the interview with Mr. Innes. Dr. Fareed said there would be no objections, so I sat at the large table in the library and ate my breakfast while the talk progressed. Many interesting questions were asked and answered. I remember distinctly that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said, “A man who has been injured should not retaliate — but that the Law should carry out retribution. In its doing so, there is not the spirit of revenge, for this that the Law does is for the safety of the Body Politic.”

Sunday morning ‘Abdu’l-Bahá went to call on the Turkish Ambassador. He asked me to accompany Him, which I did. The conversation was in Turkish. The Ambassador’s son, a very polite young man, spoke English with me, until I said to him: “We can have a conversation at another time. I do not wish to deprive you of hearing what ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and your Father have to say,” so he listened and all seemed intensely interested.

After this visit we drove to the White Lot and then home to luncheon.

There were many private interviews in the early part of the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Carr and Dr. Chase had to wait some time. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had them come to His own room and they were greatly interested in His answers.

Dr. Fareed and I were in the carriage with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on the way to the station. We stopped at Mrs. Hemmick’s to say goodbye but she was out. Afterward we drove to Mrs. John J. White’s, who was most happy to have another word with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, before He left.

At Sheridan Circle we saw Jeffrey Boy playing with one of his little friends. We asked him if he would like to go to the station, but he declined as he had made the engagement to spend the afternoon with his friend; however, he cuddled up in the carriage and looked very happy.

The Turkish Ambassador and his son came to the station to say goodbye, leaving before the train did, but the rest of the party — Mirza and Mme. Khan, Mirza Sohrab, Mr. Remey, Mrs. Belmont, Leona Bamitz and two or three others, remained to see the train go off. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá assured me He would be with us, although He was going to Chicago.