My friends, before I sit down, aust express my deep-felt gratitude to the Parsee community. From cherished by me, they have come out and have offered' me their valuable help' with real enthu-sirism, I must say, I am deeply grateful (0 them. Two or three years ago, I had no experience of Pareees, or of what they. were like. "Tt was because I was far away from that part of India, Bombay, where they live, I had opportunity to meet you before and Tam glad. thnt this mission of mine has brought the in, contact with you, and let me tell you are very near my heart. I feel at home with them, not because they are my friends," but some time before, when they failed to realize the ideal, they have helped me in its realization and for this Tam deeply gratified and I take thi opportunity to express my gratitude fo you though far "nway" from Sisters' and Brothers, said in We are out of touch with real ity. the beginning, when my ideal was parti We are like shadows not in touch Tam expected to make a formal with light and grapple with speech on a subject which in common leaves which fall off and
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