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Chapter 15: Seclusion

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Later that evening, Eruch brought a mast with whom Baba worked at night. Very early the next morning, Baba bathed and clothed another mast in Agra. Eruch and Nilu were kept so busy with the mast work they could hardly attend to servicing the old bus.
Baba drove in Elizabeth's car with his mother Memo, Margaret, Jalbhai, Nilu and Chanji to see Fatehpur Sikri after breakfast on the 26th, and then returned to Agra at 9:30 A.M. It was decided that Chanji should escort Memo and Jalbhai to Delhi by train that afternoon. Baba dropped them at the station in Elizabeth's car and then went out to contact masts with Eruch.
Baba woke everyone else very early, at 3:30 A.M. on 27 February, and Nilu and Eruch hurried to tie the bedding and baggage on top. At quarter to six, they left Agra for Delhi, a distance of 127 miles. Elizabeth's car drove much faster, at 60 m.p.h., and outdistanced the old Chevrolet bus, which could only go 40 m.p.h. at top speed. The bus' tires were old, and along the way they had three blowouts. Baba arrived in Delhi that morning at ten o'clock, and checked into the Regal Hotel, where they were to stay for three days. When the bus had still not shown up by noon, he drove back and found them fixing yet another puncture.
They explained the problem of worn-out tires, but Baba dismissed it, demanding that Eruch, "Drive faster next time!"
As soon as they arrived in Delhi, Baba sent Eruch in search of masts. He was only able to find one near the Jama Masjid. Baba contacted the man in the evening. On the 28th he took the women to the Qutub Minar, the tomb of Humayun, and the Hindu temple of Laxmi Narayan.
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