Aloba had not seen Baba since the days of the Meher Ashram school in 1927. Baba ordered him to go back to Bombay but to return whenever called by him. Aloba's contact with the Master was thus reestablished, and he usually met Baba on the first of every month.
In Nasik, Baba reviewed the accounts of the motor works and cinema with Ramjoo and Adi Sr.
While visiting Naval Talati's house on 12 March 1935, Baba remarked to Adi Sr., "I have a keen desire to abandon the mandali and their pecuniary connection [financial support] and retire to a far-off mountain for three years — unknown and unprovided for with money — with only Gustadji begging for our food. Provided you agree to stay in Nasik and undertake to look after the ladies, as I will instruct."
Adi agreed. But instead Baba proposed that Vishnu and Adi Sr. remain at Meherabad, and Padri and Kalingad keep watch at night.
Shireenmai had come to Nasik for a visit, but had a fight with Gulmai, causing Gulmai to walk to Adi Sr.'s quarters and spend the night of the 12th there. Adi drove Shireenmai and Adi Jr. back to Poona on the 13th, and he and Ramjoo proceeded to Bombay.
On 16 March, Dr. Minoo Bhatena, a dentist from Deolali, extracted one of Baba's teeth, after giving him three injections to dull the pain. It was still a painful procedure, and Baba remarked that the Nagar dentist was better. Bhatena extracted a second tooth the following day, and another on the 20th.1 As Adi Sr. noted in his diary, "Baba on the whole complains a great deal about his health and is constantly thinking of retiring to a far-off mountain."
Sarosh came to Nasik on the 18th with Rusi Pop and Rusi's son Jal. Later that day, Baba, Freiny, Adi Sr. and Vishnu paid a visit to the Barnes School, where they met Rustom and Freiny's sons, who were boarding students there.
Rustom was still in America, working with Norina and Elizabeth on the film project.2 On 28 March, in response to a letter from Rustom requesting a few more details about the "Realization scene," Baba dictated a few points to Adi.
Naval's wife Dina fell ill at this time. A Dr. Kapadia was called on 3 April 1935 to give her an injection, but he gave her the wrong drug by mistake. Dina collapsed and her pulse became extremely weak. The doctor was frightened, and Baba was sent for from Ramjoo's, where he was visiting.
He arrived, patted the doctor, and consoled him, "Don't worry. Her pulse will resume.'
Baba then went to Dina and touched her forehead. Her pulse surprisingly became normal in a matter of minutes and she began breathing freely.
Footnotes
- 1.Dr. Bhatena returned on 31 March and 1 April 1935 to take an impression of Baba's teeth to have a bridge made.
- 2.On 11 March 1935 Rustom paid a visit to the colony at Oceano.