Concerned lest anyone from this direction should write something that would have contrary fragrances, this servant, despite his endless duties, has taken upon himself the toil of reading all communications and erasing anything that by implication or allusion is inappropriate. By your dear life! For four years now every day – in blotting out certain statements – I would imbibe a measure of ink, in the hope that the matter might remain confidential, so far as possible.
(Translators: Presumably ‘Abdu’l-Baha had to black out the unwanted text with ink. It is said that when using old pens, sometimes one had to put the tip on one’s tongue to moisten the nib and to get the right ink consistency. Therefore, it is very likely that ‘Abdu’l-Baha consumed a good quantity of ink just blacking out some of the ill-advised texts.)
(‘Abdu’l-Baha’s First Thousand-Verse Tablet: History and Provisional Translation Ahang Rabbani, Khazeh Fananapazir)
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