From that day on, Baba freed Ghani from the common labor and engaged him in proofreading the manuscript of Upasni Maharaj's Urdu biography.
As mentioned, no one was allowed to leave the Manzil without Baba's permission, and no one could enter it, either. As instructed, Ghani wrote a letter on the Master's behalf to Professor Abdul Kadar of Elphinstone College in Bombay and handed the letter to Munshiji to deliver. Munshiji promptly delivered it to the professor. The letter simply said that Professor Kadar should not come to Manzil-e-Meem unless he was sent for. On reading this, a surprised expression came over the professor's face, and Munshiji asked the reason.
Kadar explained: "I was about to go to see Meher Baba at five o'clock this very afternoon. I was wondering how I would get his permission to enter, so I decided to stand by the gates until I was allowed to see him. But now that his order has come, how can I go?" Munshiji consoled him by explaining that it was best to wait until Baba called him.
On 2 October, Baba was in an exceptionally good mood all day. But when he was retiring for the night, he called Ghani and said, "I have a high fever.' Ghani felt his hand and found the fever was slight; but his forehead and chest were burning hot! Baba said, "This is the second illness, and quite different from the first." He was in much pain, complaining about aching knees and feet, and felt restless. He seemed delirious, muttering incoherent words, as Ghani massaged his legs. Although the windows were open, Baba oddly complained of feeling hot. After some time, he complained of feeling cold. Ghani covered him with a blanket, and was told to leave him alone.
In the morning the mandali found this notice written on the board:
The whole night, fever was my strict companion. Now tell me, with sleepless nights, weakness resulting from the last illness, and fever — with all three combined, what hope is there for me to avoid the fatal illness which has already begun its attack?
— Merwan 3 October 1922
During breakfast, Baba divulged that at night he had actually wept. As proof, he told the men to ask Gustadji, who had seen the tears flowing from his eyes. He said, "May my enemy never suffer the kind of night I suffered last night!"