The same day, Meherjee was depressed because he had been dismissed as Baba's personal attendant. Baba first teased him, but then he joked with him to appease him.
The following night, Baba beckoned him, "Ask of me whatever you want and I will give it to you. The sky, the depths, the earth, the waters — anything that you may desire. You have only to ask for it."
Meherjee humbly replied that he did not want anything.
Baba insisted, "Oh for God's sake, ask for something! I am happy tonight and I will give you anything you want."
Meherjee persisted, saying that he did not want anything other than to serve him well. So Baba reinstated him as his orderly, and Meherjee was satisfied.
Sailor visited on the 27th, as did Bhau Cheema who performed a comical bhajan program from 8:00 to 10:00 P.M.
Baba's health had become steadily worse. On Friday, 28 September 1928, he stopped going to the school or to the mandali's side. Later he held a long discussion with the mandali about closing the ashram at Toka. After several hours, it was decided to continue the activities and Rustom was again appointed Barra Saheb as he had been at Meherabad, with full authority to oversee all the affairs in the ashram according to Baba's orders.
The next day Baba had a high fever. His head, waist, and stomach were aching, yet he continued his fast, staying at Meher Manzil the whole day surrounded by the boys.
Ramjoo happened to pass by in the morning, and Baba gestured to him, "How do I look?"
Ramjoo replied that Baba looked his usual self.
"Still," Baba remarked, "last night was terrible for me. I had a 105-degree temperature throughout the night. My limbs have gone limp. My back is sore and aching. I could not rest even for a second. Had you been in my place, you would have dropped your body."
Then abruptly changing the subject, Baba turned to one of the youngest boys in the ashram, eight-year-old Pundit Mehendarge, and asked, "Tell me what you want. God, freedom, paradise, a motorcar, toys, or anything else that you like. This is the time; ask me whatever you want today and I will give it to you!"
Pundit immediately replied, "Baba, I want your sufferings to cease. I want you to get completely well." Ramjoo was so touched by these simple words from one so small that he was speechless.