oured and praised by the Guardian, the
friends in England showed him reverence to what was really an exaggerated
degree, and received him with the warmest hospitality--that is, no one
failed in showing him the utmost regard--still, when he returned to Cairo
and busied himself with publishing his book, as it became apparent later
on, he put the Assembly and the friends at odds, stirred up the mischief
himself and then secretly wrote here and there that there was trouble in
Cairo, and presented the situation so as to further his own ends.

The beloved Guardian at once laid hold of every possible means to quiet
the dissension in Cairo, but it proved impossible because Avarih, using
all kinds of devices, prevented the reconciliation of the Assembly and the
friends in that city. When the Guardian could endure this no longer and
there was nothing more that he could do, with deep regret he left the Holy
Land. His letter clearly shows how heavy was his heart.

Later, Avarih left Egypt and came again to the Holy Land, and the
interesting thing is that the moment he left, the misunderstandings among
the friends in Cairo disappeared, and Baha'i affairs went forward again in
proper fashion, so that it became perfectly clear that he had been the
cause of the disruption.

From here, too, he began to send out letters, and it would only grieve you
to tell of the falsehoods and calumnies they contained. In Beirut, too,
his talks and his actions were the same, and he spread the word that, God
forbid, there is dissension everywhere. Accordingly, in order to protect
the Cause of God, a telegram was sent to Ba_gh_dad, citing these words of
the Ancient Beauty--exalted be His glory: 'Place not your trust in every
new arrival, and believe not every speaker.' As a result, when he reached
Ba_gh_dad, and wished to stir up mischief there, the friends, with great
dignity and firmness, restrained him, and avoided his company.

The point is that although such talk and such behaviour have no effect and
no importance whatsoever, and do not merit our attention, still this
disloyalty of his in these days of trial and sorrow is such that, unable
to bear the situation any longer, this grieved and helpless one has felt
obliged to set down a brief account of what actually took place.

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