Dastur, however, remained distraught and thought: "I cannot believe Baba has gone to England without me; I have an M.A. and an LL.B [master's and law degrees]. How could Baba have left behind such an educated person as myself? Why has he taken Chanji and Rustom with him? I am the editor of The Meher Message and would have been the right choice to accompany him to the West. I told Baba I would go to England with him. It is unbelievable that he did not take me." Dastur was shocked and could not tolerate this affront. His mind raged against Baba and thus he revealed what sort of love he really had for the Master. He who declared that he would write the Master's messages in blood was to learn of the Master's arrow; wounded, he would shed tears from the heart deeper than the flow of blood.
Meanwhile on board the ship, Baba had a walk on deck after lunch. There was an evacuation drill at 5:00 P.M. and all (including Baba) had to don life jackets for ten minutes. Rustom and Chanji both fell seasick that same afternoon. Rustom soon recovered, but Chanji was bedridden for three days. Baba was unaffected by the rough seas and personally attended to him, though Chanji was reluctant to let Baba serve him and was pained by the idea of the Master serving his disciples.
But soon the inevitable "pricking" began.
Baba said to Chanji, "Why did I bring you? You are still sick in bed and Rustom is always on deck."
Rustom was even selected for a sports committee, but Baba did not like him mixing so much with the other passengers. Chanji bore Baba's "onslaught" for a day, but then finally lost his temper. His cold, curt replies brought tears to Baba's eyes, for which he greatly repented.
At first, Baba's name was kept a closely guarded secret. He was listed on the passenger list as M. S. Irani and had signed on by his given name. From this time on, he continued signing important documents as M. S. Irani.
Staying aloof, Baba kept inside his cabin during the voyage and saw no one for some days. He would, however, take a stroll on the deck early every morning and late in the evening for almost an hour when no one was around. He ate in his cabin and maintained a strict vegetarian diet.
Mahatma Gandhi would be on deck during most of the voyage, and offer prayers in the evening, giving a short speech afterward.
He was dressed in his usual white lungi, but Baba remarked, "It's only his vanity and fondness for show that makes him dress like that. But he'll have to cover up and put on warm clothes in England, the weather being as cold as it is."