“”When Mehera and Daulatmai had begun staying at Meherabad, Baba had told them, "If you wish to stay here, you must cover your heads with a mathu banu [white cloth] and wear long sleeve blouses."
At the wedding, because of their austere dress they were ridiculed by the fashionable Parsis and Iranis attending the lavish ceremony. But, ignoring their derision, they faithfully obeyed Baba's orders, not paying attention to what anyone said about their attire.
After the wedding, they returned to Meherabad at 10:30 at night, whereupon Baba scolded Adi. He blamed Adi for breaking his order of not shaving and told him to go stay at his family's house in Ahmednagar. After a while Baba rescinded the order, allowing Adi to remain in Meherabad.
That same night of the wedding, Jalbhai and Padri had crept into the Mess Quarters to steal some of the mangoes which the visitors had brought. They knew Baba would distribute them among the Arangaon children and probably would not give the mandali any to eat. Meanwhile, Baba was in his Jhopdi; he sent Masaji to the bungalow, asking him to see if there was a lamp burning there. Masaji went and from a distance saw Jalbhai and Padri with a ladder removing the fruit from a basket hanging from the ceiling. Masaji quietly snuck up behind them and asked if he, too, could have some of the mangoes. Jalbhai and Padri were so startled that they ran away. Smiling, Masaji reported the humorous incident to Baba.
“”The next morning, Baba called the two culprits and told them, "Remember, my eyes see all! I can see from here what is happening thousands of miles away! Nothing is hidden from my eyes!"
For several days, Baba remained disturbed by Khansaheb's attitude and, during the early morning of 24 May, he again mentioned his thoughts of leaving Meherabad. Gulmai and Rustom arrived; Baba promptly informed them of his intentions. The bitter repetition of Baba's complaints against his father annoyed Rustom (who had "already been deluged with such messages from Baba since morning," Ramjoo recorded). Unthinkingly, Rustom said something unpleasant. Baba became furious saying he would never return to Meherabad! He immediately sat in Abdul Tayab's car accompanied by as many of the mandali as could squeeze inside.
As the car was about to leave, Gulmai began weeping, and she and others beseeched Baba to forgive Rustom. Rustom also sought Baba's pardon.
