They were the only two allowed to see him. The other women saw him very infrequently during this period.
Once, when he was with Mehera, Baba sent for Gaimai and rebuked her in front of Mehera: "What sort of chapatis are you preparing? Are your chapatis made from wheat or leather?"
Gaimai remained quiet, and Baba asked her to give a chapati to Mehera to taste. Tasting it, Mehera remarked, "This chapati is quite good, Baba."
But Baba kept up his tirade against Gaimai, though he later explained to her, "Don't worry about what I said. It is a mere pretense on my part in order to call you. Since I am seeing no one, I need some pretext as an excuse to see you."
Along with Gaimai, Soltoon, Nergiz (Kotwal) and Silla were preparing chapatis for the group, while Katie and Manu were doing the cooking. Mehera and Khorshed would prepare Baba's food; Kitty was supervising the household work; and Mani would do typing. Thus, Baba kept everyone engaged in one duty or another.
Gaimai began making baked chapatis (without oil), which all liked very much. But as this required more work, Nergiz was somewhat put out, and complained to Gaimai, "Is this a hotel? Everyone is eating with zest, but in the kitchen we are being suffocated by all the smoke."
Baba happened on the scene during the altercation and intervened, correcting Nergiz, "Haven't you ever heard Mirabai's song, Make Me a Servant ? And I add: Grind the flour, powder the chilies and bake nice, hot chapatis!"
Nergiz was upset and countered, "I don't want to be a servant. I want to be a Master. Make me a Master so that I can drive around in a big car and enjoy life!"
Baba laughed, and pointed to his head, gesturing, "Your screw is loose!"
For several days, the women found a few pair of their sandals missing. Baba had the watchman posted to catch the "thief" and they found that it was a large stray, male dog. It had a skin disease, and its body was covered with bleeding sores. Mehera took pity on it, and sent word to Baba. Baba told Eruch to find the dog. The animal, however, had wandered off, and Eruch spent hours looking for it. Cursing the women to himself, he finally traced the dog and with difficulty brought the mangy creature to Baba.