Herbert had been interested in meditation and spirituality since serving in the Army in India during World War I. He had studied the lives of different Masters from the East, so it was not difficult for him to accept Baba. He wrote his sister Katherine about the retreat and Meher Baba. Katherine "Kitty" Laura Davy, 40, was working as a music teacher, and soon after receiving Herbert's letter, she also visited the retreat. Both were at Devonshire in July when the cable arrived announcing Baba's intended visit in the fall.
Herbert had been so taken with Meredith and Baba that he had decided to forgo his medical training and instead accept a position as an English professor with a League of Nations program in China. He would then be able to earn a large salary, half of which he could donate for the East Challacombe retreat and Baba's cause.
Kitty was waiting for the group at Victoria Station. While thousands of other people were looking forward to seeing Mahatma Gandhi pass by, Kitty was waiting for her Beloved — the sole dweller in her heart. The Master had prepared her internally for the awakening that was about to occur.
Herbert had made arrangements for Baba to stay at his parents' house at 32 Russell Road, Kensington, and from the train station Baba went to the Davys' house by taxi. Kitty helped Rustom with the cumbersome bedding rolls and luggage and they followed in another taxi. Enid went to arrange for some of the baggage to be sent to East Challacombe. The road was lined with spectators waiting to see Mahatma Gandhi, but the British authorities had secretly changed his route, diverting Gandhi's car to another road to avoid a demonstration. Age watched as the King of Kings drove past them and they tried to catch a glimpse of the person whom they thought was Mahatma Gandhi in the car.
Who could recognize the Emperor? To know of him, the sacrifice of many lives is required. One has to surrender everything to him and stand at his doorstep like a beggar. Because of this, the Emperor is always surrounded by only a few beggars who depend on him, not to give them anything but to deprive them of everything most near and dear to them. These beggars do not need anything. On the contrary, they want to empty their satchels and lighten their burden, thus shedding the garb of illusion forever by becoming his slaves.
The Avatar is always in search of such slaves. To make them his slaves, he descends among them, and becomes friends with them. To reveal himself to those who belonged to him was the real reason why Baba had come to the West.
Age mused at the irony of the scene as Meher Baba's car slowly made its way through the streets of London. "O people of the world, waiting for a glimpse of Gandhi. You are not yet ready to become friends with the Emperor. Your time has not yet come. The Emperor is yours, but you have not become his. Your eyes are blindfolded, so you cannot see him."