To Eruch's surprise, Chunilal agreed, and Baba was taken to the place. It was the same villa he had pointed out during his drive around the town.
The resident engineer arrived soon after to make all the arrangements.
Seeing him, Baba asked, "How is it you are here when you agreed to be out when I came?"
"I have come to unlock the doors," he explained.
"Don't worry about opening the rooms. We will only use the verandah. But do you know who I am? People call me Meher Baba and it is your greatest good fortune that I have come here to stay a while."
Chunilal offered Baba and his group meals, but Baba replied that it had already been arranged. In the end, the official prevailed upon Baba at least to step into his house and have tea with him that afternoon. Baba acquiesced and the man left for his office, saying he would be back at teatime. His servants were instructed to see to Baba's needs.
Because the man was so solicitous, Baba happily remarked, "I feel as if I am staying in Jal Kerawalla's bungalow."
At 12:30 P.M. Baba wanted tea, but the tea leaves were locked in the cupboard.
When the engineer returned at 2:30 P.M., Baba stated with a smile, "We already had our tea — prepared with your sugar and our tea leaves."
Chunilal was aghast and said, "But Baba, I never thought you would have it so soon."
"Your habit reminded me of a very close disciple of mine who was also a Grade I government officer, Jal D. Kerawalla, I.A.S."
Chunilal wished his wife to have Baba's darshan on her return from Delhi, and Baba agreed to stop again at his bungalow while returning.
Chunilal remained with Baba until evening, and after he had left, Baba stated about him, "It is a rare thing to allow a total stranger to occupy one's house without knowing a thing about him, and be willing to stay somewhere else besides."
Leaving Manmad that evening, Baba arrived in Badnera on the morning of 20 December 1952, where he was met by Pendu, Deshmukh and Meherjee. There Baba wanted to contact a certain mast named Kali Kambliwala, with whom he had worked several times before. But when the mast saw Baba's black car approaching, he became highly irritated. Later it was learned that he had a great aversion to anything black. In a fit of anger he burst out, "I will blow you all away with a machine gun!"