20th October. just as we had to fast and observe silence, Harry also had certain specified days to do the same. Baba made a small poem for him and sent it to him an hour before he broke his fast on this day:

This morning Baba said that He was much pressed by His work and would retire after a short walk for His usual "crucifixion." We went for a walk as usual on the Meherazad road. From one tree a big bean stick was broken and given to Harry. He had never felt such a stick before in his life. Then Baba, taking the bean stick, gave a few taps with it on Pukar's protruding tummy!

During a game of La Risque that afternoon Baba smilingly said that six days of our stay were over. At 3 p.m. a small tea party took place. Baba distributed eatables to all of us, and then tea. I do not normally drink tea but Baba gave me a cup that day saying, "Take it today but never drink it again in your life time." After the party Baba retired for the day.

That evening Eruch told us the story of the Perfect Master Surry. Formerly this man was a shopkeeper. One day a big fire gutted all the shops in the bazaar except his. Surry was at home at the time. After the fire was put out a man came to inform Surry that all the shops save his had been destroyed. Surry was praying at that time and on hearing this he said a prayer of thanks to God for saving his shop. But after this prayer of thanks he thought that he was extremely selfish to think of thanking God for saving his shop and not thinking of the others whose shops had been destroyed. He felt very deeply about his selfishness and so the next day he gave away all that his shop contained and left in search of God. Later on he became a Perfect Master.

21st October. It was our fast and silence day. Baba came and enquired as usual about our health and whether we had slept well the night before. After meeting Kaikobad, Baba sat in a chair opposite our room. He was in a serious mood and looked seriously occupied as one who has a lot of work on hand.