Baily was captivated by Merwan's beautiful voice, and he always made sure he was early so that he would be able to hear Merwan sing. He never forgot the sound of that singing. "The melodious sounds of his prayers would strike my eardrums from a long distance," Baily recollected. "It would create unique waves in my soul. As I drew nearer and nearer, the sounds would create more and more uncommon experiences in my heart."
The boys also walked together to school. Baily continues:
I would be waiting eagerly outside my house and Merwan would come and fetch me and we would go to school together. Of course, other boys too would join us on the way and we would have a good time joking, merrymaking, et cetera. In the evening, also, Merwan and I would return together. If ever Merwan was late in leaving, I would wait for him; and if I was late due to punishment by about half an hour to an hour, Merwan would be waiting for me. With care, he would ask me the reason for the punishment and would give me sound advice. At such times, I would bow my head in shame and listen to what he had to say, without uttering a single word.
After tea and snacks in the evening, we would spend the time together in the company of other boys playing at the gymkhana, the club, in the school's compound or at Bhoot Maidan. Before dusk, we would all return home. If at times I would not listen to anyone at home, or behave stubbornly, insisting on my way, show anger, arrogance or become quarrelsome, my mother would somehow manage to send a message to Merwan secretly without my knowing and complain to him about me. I had to listen to Merwan's advice with lowered head and soften my behavior with all in the family.
One morning there was a communal feast at the Zoroastrian fire-temple and all the Zoroastrian boys were let out of school an hour before lunch to participate. After the feast, there was plenty of time before school resumed for the afternoon. Merwan and his friends started playing a rough game which had one player on the ground who was the "hunter" protecting his base. The others climbed atop the wall surrounding the temple or the high trees in the compound. The object of the game was for the hunter to pursue and tag one of the boys before the others could leap down from the walls or trees and scramble to the base. In the course of the game, several of the boys got cuts and bruises.