At 4:30 P.M. on 25 August, Baba executed a bond in the commissioner's office in Karachi and, with a grim expression, signed Meherban Sheheriyar Irani to the typed guarantee. The British government had unknowingly dug its own grave and their rule in India slowly started to topple as a result.
Baba bid farewell to his close followers in Karachi — Nariman, Pilamai, Banu Masi, and others — and left by train for Bombay on Wednesday, 26 August 1931, arriving two days later. He did not, however, meet many of his followers in Bombay. Naoroji received them at the station and took them to his and Chanji's parent's home (Rustom Bagh) at Byculla, stopping briefly on the way at the Talatis' residence on Grant Road. Meals were brought by Naoroji's wife Bachamai and his sister Mehera. Pudumjee came to see Baba the same day and reported that K. J. Dastur was in Bombay. Dastur had been informed that Baba was in town and was leaving for England, and although Dastur said he would come to see Baba, he was so upset at not being included among those going with Baba that he did not turn up.
Vishnu and Rustom were already in Bombay. They had been informed to come from Nasik to meet Baba. Chanji telephoned Rustom as soon as they arrived. With Rustom were Gulmai, Freiny, Soonamasi, and Buasaheb. Chanji informed Rustom that he was to accompany Baba and a few others to England. Rustom was told to come and see Baba immediately. Marker was also telephoned and informed of Baba's arrival in Bombay.
Baba informed Vishnu about his forthcoming trip to the West and instructed that, after he had sailed from Bombay, Vishnu should inform both the men and women mandali in Nasik about it. In three days, Baba was to leave the shores of India for his first Western tour. It would be five months before he returned.
Age had observed Baba and the few mandali with him secretly planning to travel abroad. How exciting it was! The dawn of a new phase of Baba's work was about to begin! Baba was about to contact his Western lovers, and Age was restless with anticipation, longing to see what would happen when Lord Meher sanctified the soil of the Western world.
As Baba finished preparing for his journey and rested before the day of departure, Age reflected on the scope of Baba's activities to date.