Bāb

Nowhere are these disparate conditions more evident than in Bab al-Salameh.

Instead, you have to wear an unbecoming frock like the gentleman in the Bab ballads, and work on the roads.

Mother Bab was thinking of her boy and Phœbe, of their gay comradeship.

Afterward, when Mother Bab had been taken away, he sought Phœbe.

She wanted to be with Mother Bab—should he tell her of his love?

Mother Bab delighted in flowers and planted all the old favorites.