The entertainment gotten up by Kim and Delia passed off very well. They played a comedy in which I particularly remember Kitty and Delia as being very good and Margaret Craske playing the part of a funny little man. Kim sang two songs with Delia. After two or three days in London, Baba left for East Challacombe with all the party. Meredith had bombarded everyone with instructions as to what to do and what not to do, and everyone went down feeling as if they were more or less going to school again.

The "Indians", as Meredith called the boys and Dr. Ghani, were herded into a building called the "Bungalow", devoid of heating. They slept in cubicles, felt the cold intensely, and were altogether miserable. They were ordered by Meredith not move from the building without instructions. Naturally no one paid any attention to any orders except from Baba, and he was anxious that the visit should pass as well as possible without any outward friction. The crowds at meals were great The members of Kimco had their meals in the . kitchen supervised by Audrey Ince who acted as a sort of antenna-spy of Meredith's. The rest of us were in the big living room. Meals were, as usual, difficult, and I was thankful when they were over.

I did not see a great deal of Baba during these days. He was occupied seeing so many people who had come there especially to visit him, and Margaret and Meredith claimed a good deal of his time. There was also Kimco, with Kim then in the leading role of 'M.M.', and that was a drama of its own. As far as I can remember, seven of the girls slept in the room opposite Baba, and it must have been uncomfortable.

We took a few walks, and once Baba came down to the sitting room of the bungalow where we had some music on the native instruments brought by Behram and Adi. Now began the feud started by Meredith and seconded by Margaret against the girls or anyone whom Baba singled out for special attention. In fact, Meredith went to Baba and demanded that Kimco, whom he regarded as a kind of club, should be disbanded. Baba refused his request. Meredith tried to influence me against them without success, so he turned his efforts elsewhere. The visit then continued as a kind of armed truce with an undercurrent of jealous unrest. Baba decided to cut his visit short and, instead of staying a fortnight, remained only a week.

This was, of course quite contrary to Meredith's plans and no doubt it must have inconvenienced him a good deal. Later we understood Baba's ways of working on our weak points by bringing up personal conflicts.