After Baba and the mandali left the orphanage, Baba's mood lightened and he became his usual jovial self. He began to narrate stories of the New Life, his mast tours and his work with the poor. Baba related many comical incidents also, and he made those present laugh.
Baba also described his monetary help to upper and middle-class families who had fallen into poverty. Earlier that day, Baba ordered Goher to give a certain boy Rs.150. A proud dignified fellow, the lad humbly told Goher, "I would rather starve than beg!" Baba intervened and promised to help him through college also. In the meantime, Baba was giving him this amount to help his mother and family. (The father was in jail.)
Baba called the Bombay group to Guruprasad on the 26th. He remarked that he was in much pain. He wanted to laugh and create a light atmosphere, so he made Gaimai repeat amusing incidents of her life, and also tell stories about Pappa Jessawala. That night, Baba relaxed the Bombay group's order about retiring at 9:00 P.M. and extended it to 11:00 P.M. The men were especially relieved.
The Bombay group arrived at Guruprasad again at 9:30 A.M. the next morning. Rustom Dadachanji had not come, and Baba asked about him, gesturing as if batting in a cricket match — his sign for Rustom, who was particularly fond of the game. There had been an automobile accident along the mountainous ghats and as a result the road had become blocked, but within a short time Rustom arrived. Baba narrated more stories about his life.
One day, during Baba's Poona stay that year, a male Siamese cat, named Pegu, appeared from the bungalow opposite Guruprasad. The cat would not leave Baba alone and would wait for him outside his bedroom. As soon as Baba would come there and have the door opened, the cat would precede him inside and rub his head on Baba's feet. The cat's owner, Dolly M. Diddi, loved the animal very much, and was anxious about its disappearance. After a few days, she came to Guruprasad in search of Pegu, and the cat was returned to her. But as she was taking Pegu home, the cat jumped out of her arms, ran back to Guruprasad and went into Baba's room. Mrs. Diddi did her best to induce Pegu to come away with her, but the cat, overpowered with the fragrance of Wine from the garden, would not leave. The end result was that Pegu began staying at Guruprasad, and her owner became a Baba lover. "How fortunate Pegu is," Mrs. Diddi said, "and how fortunate I am to have found Baba through my pet!"