After tea, Baba indicated to Herbert, "I want to go out and mix with the Chinese, so take me to a place where there are thick crowds."
Herbert took Baba to a few places, but they were not crowded enough to suit his purpose. Baba then went to the slums of Shanghai by hand-pulled rickshaw, but the narrowness of the lanes prevented it from entering and Baba traversed the area on foot for three hours. He strode rapidly up and down the squalid alleyways, causing the humble dwellers to stare at him with fascination as he passed by.
After racing through the back alleys of Shanghai, Herbert was quite tired. Being new and unaware of Baba's ways, during Baba's stay in China, Herbert tended to arrange things according to his own preference, which Baba did not always like. Baba also kept changing his mind and plans which was surprising and baffling to Herbert, causing his mind to become disturbed.
On Thursday, 23 June 1932, some of the people whom Herbert had told of Baba came to see him at the hotel.
Baba was busy planning his return to India, and he sent Herbert and Chanji to book the tickets. The first plan of returning to California had been fixed for weeks, but was now canceled. After going all day from one office to another, exasperated, Herbert vexatiously asked Chanji as they were returning to the hotel, "Why does Baba act like this? It is a pity he does not know his own mind. Didn't he know what he wanted to do at the beginning? What harassment this change of plans has caused. Baba does not seem to realize I have to earn my living, and that my other appointments today were quite important and nearly impossible to postpone."
Chanji repeated this word for word to Baba, who scolded Herbert, "If you think like this about me, it is no use having you work for me!"
Herbert wisely remained silent and Baba forgave him.
That evening, Baba and the mandali went to eat at the restaurant of Mr. Chung at his invitation. Baba had a fun time as he watched all trying to eat with chopsticks for the first time. They then went to the Cathay Theater where they saw Beast of the City . Afterward, they went to the railway station and boarded the 11:00 P.M. train for Nanking. Baba, Herbert and Kaka sat in first class, and Beheram, Jalbhai, Adi Jr. and Chanji were seated in second class.