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20 guest. I have to thank him for the very kind treatment and thoughtful hospitality extended to me. I noticed, however, that this hospitality was not confined and limited only to particular people%3B it was general, all alike extending the same brotherly treatment. . . . . . . In appearance. Mirza Sahib looks very impressive and dignified in a quiet way, leaving a lasting impression on the mind of those who meet him. There is a peculiar kind of light in his eyes which carries an atmosphere of its own; and there is gentleness in his words when he talks. There is humility in his disposition, but it is a humility which breeds dignity and grandeur, investing him with a peculiar prestige in the eyes of those with whom he comes in contact. He is cool and calm by nature, but contact with him creates warmth in others. His tolerance and humility bring things to a golden mean around him. He is so gentle when he talks that he always appears to be smiling. Among his disciples there is great faith in him, deep devotion, a readiness from the depths of the hearts to tender an immediate and unqualified belief to whatever might fall from his lips. The great hospitality of the Mirza Sahib may be judged from the fact that at the end of my stay when I begged leave to terminate visit, he smilingly agreed, but on condition that I would come again, and stay with him for at least two weeks. . . I returned from this visit with feeling still alive in me which had induced me to go 3 and perhaps this same feeling would take me to Qadian again some day. " (Vakeel, Amritsar, as quoted in Shamaail by Irafanee),