As mentioned, Baba did not like any breeze in his room when he slept. Besides all the windows, doors and ventilators being tightly shut, Baba put cotton in his ears before resting at night, at both Meherazad and Guruprasad, to block out any noise. When Baba would nibble on something during the night, he would often give Bhau a little of whatever he was eating — chocolates, cake, cookies or cheese, for example.
One night he sat up and gestured, "I am hungry. Give me something to eat."
Bhau brought the chocolate tin, put it on his bed, and went to open the window. Meanwhile, while his back was turned, Baba took out the cotton from his ears. When Bhau came back to the bed, Baba handed it to him. Thinking it was a piece of chocolate, Bhau popped it into his mouth and started chewing. Seeing him do this, Baba laughed and laughed.
The next morning when Baba came to mandali hall, he asked the men, "Have you ever seen a man eat cotton? Even animals cannot eat cotton! But this man was eating cotton last night!"
Baba imitated Bhau chewing the cotton, and the men had a good laugh.
After more than three decades, Dina Talati's younger brother, Dinsi Karani, a former student in the Meher Ashram school, arrived in Ahmednagar on 11 July and requested an interview with Baba. Baba did not agree to see him, but sent a note to Adi with certain instructions for Dinsi, which he agreed to obey. Moorty came later that same day and was permitted to come to Meherazad for a few days.
Noshir Irani met Baba on 16 July, intending to stay at Meherazad, but Baba instead sent him to Sakori for a month. Harry Dedolchow had come to India for a few days and Baba permitted him to come to Meherazad, but because Dedolchow's ship was sailing soon, Harry was unable to come.
Baba had indicated that once he returned to Meherazad his suffering would increase and intensify, and his prediction appeared to be coming true. During this period, Baba had kidney stones and constant pain in the hip joint.