Meanwhile, that very night, Baba became restless and suddenly left Meherabad early the next morning by car. Adi Sr. drove his Opel and Nilu accompanied them. They drove first to Talegaon where Baba sorted Amina and Abdulla Jaffer's difficulties. They then went directly to Lonavla. When they reached Ghani's house, he was not there, so they began searching for him. They came to the lake and found Ghani sound asleep on the bank. Baba awakened him. When Ghani saw Baba, he was amazed! He could not speak and tears welled up in his eyes.
"What's the matter?" Baba asked him.
Stunned, Ghani haltingly murmured, "Baba, I have abused you so much ... Yet you love me so much!"
"Your abuse brought me here," Baba gestured. "It was sweeter than nectar to me! Compared to words of appreciation and praise from hypocrites, curses from my lovers are much sweeter!"
Ghani burst out weeping and Baba embraced him.
Baba then had Ghani join them to visit Bombay and they stayed at the Dadachanjis' for a day, where Savak Kotwal and his brother came to see Baba, as did Big Khorshed (Baba's sister-in-law) and Khak Saheb. Keeping Ghani close at his side, Baba took him around the city and thus uprooted the refractory thoughts from his mind. Baba left for Nasik the next afternoon and returned to Meherabad two days later, on the 8th. Ghani accompanied them to Nasik, where he left for Lonavla to bring his clothes to Meherabad for a few days' stay there.
Baba had sent his sister Mani to Bombay so that her ear could be properly treated.1 Memo was living in Bombay at this time, with Beheram, Perin and their baby son. Mani was to stay with the family for two weeks and have the dressing on her ear changed when necessary. Jalbhai stayed in Bombay to look after Mani and take her to her doctor appointments.
The rental complex in Bombay where Memo, Beheram and Perin resided was called Banu Mansion. They lived there for approximately six months that year and for six months at another bungalow elsewhere in Bombay. It was a large bungalow, and Memo rented a cottage in the compound.
Footnotes
- 1.Mani most likely went to Bombay with Jalbhai and Chanji, from Poona on their way back from Mysore.