Chanji burst into tears and cried as he had never done before, cursing his lot and blaming himself for ever having joined Meher Baba.
Baba left, but came back to Chanji's room after a little while and tried to calm him, remarking, "Don't you know I have my reasons for treating you like this?"
Chanji continued to weep, "It is unbearable now, Baba. Every day like this? Please have some mercy on me! I can't stand it!"
Baba countered, "This is mercy. This is my grace. Calm down now and don't think about it."
Baba then embraced Chanji lovingly and directed him to wash his face, after which Baba wiped it dry with a towel. Gathering his composure, Chanji asked for Baba's forgiveness. Baba nodded and smiled.
Such scenes were repeated time and time again with each of those who stayed with Meher Baba.
In Istanbul, the search for a "good boy" again began. Baba wanted a Turkish boy for his special work. On 8 October 1931, after three days of searching in the city, one youth was found. He was a good-looking youth of sixteen, who knew several languages, including English, Turkish, French, Hebrew, and Greek. His father was an import-export merchant. No sooner had the boy seen Baba than he was greatly drawn to him. He was invited to join Baba and the mandali downstairs for dinner. Only vegetarian dishes were ordered for Baba and the mandali, but Baba indicated to Rustom to order a meat dish for the boy. But the boy said, "If Baba is not eating meat, I will not eat it also." Baba liked this quality in him.
That day at the hotel, while discussing the significance of his meeting with Mahatma Gandhi, Baba revealed, "It was my power as a Master that made Gandhi ask for the key ."
After two days, the boy brought a younger friend named Holfon. Baba and the two boys, Rustom, Ali, and Chanji went to see the mosque of Hagia Sophia . Holfon was about to show Baba around, but before they entered the larger mosque, a guide became angry with Holfon and began abusing him in Turkish. He summoned the police and complained that Holfon was posing as a guide. The policeman took Holfon into custody. The boy was frightened, so Baba and the group accompanied him to the police station.
There, the police were told that Holfon was not engaged as a guide but as their servant, staying with them in the hotel, and that he had merely accompanied them sightseeing.