Baba and the boys played an Indian game with a piece of twig, most exciting, with plenty of running. Then Baba would gather us all together and talk of spiritual things. As dusk descended, we made our way homeward down the funicular.

I remember one small little incident. It has already been explained how Baba, at odd moments, will ask for food — especially if he has been working and "far away" from us, so to speak. On this occasion, we had just changed from one funicular to another and had to wait fifteen minutes. Baba suddenly — it was 3 P.M. — announced that he was hungry. We all laughed and said he must wait 'till we got to the top and had tea. But one of the party got out of the car unseen by Baba and knocked at the door of the only house visible and getting no answer walked into what seemed a kitchen and in broken German asked for butter, brodt, and "kase". It was understood, and bread, butter, and cheese was procured and brought back to the train. Baba's eyes and face smiled all over, not only at the sight of the food, but because his wishes had been fulfilled. Spiritually this is important to his work and to those who serve. Often this is just a test to see what effort those around will make to get what he wants. I recall another incident of a similar kind. One evening after 8 P.M., he suddenly said he was hungry and must have potato chips. The hotel kitchen was closed, so two of us went out and called at different places all over the small town asking for chips. We eventually procured them. Baba was pleased and may probably have eaten one, not more! His work was done before the chips even arrived.

Baba uses many signs and shorthand gestures to convey without words or board, his purpose. For example: Kaka, big shoulders; Chanji, glasses; Margaret, castanets; Quentin, headdress; Pendu, upper arm; for the one in China, nose; "good", thumb and forefinger together making a circle.

It was on this visit that Baba's father passed on. Adi was looking after Baba this time and slept in an adjoining room. In the middle of the night, Baba clapped his hands, a signal that Adi was wanted. Adi entered the room. Baba pointed to his chin and then threw his hand upwards. Adi, at first, could not understand. Then Baba sent him back to his room.

In the morning he explained to us. A telegram arrived to say that his father had died. Baba knew this the previous night and he was referring to his father with the beard when he called Adi in. Baba and the two brothers did not feel as sad as we did about it. Baba explained that his father was close to him now — had even come to him — so what reason to be sad? We tried to feel as he did about it, but we did not find it easy.

As I said, this was not an easy time. There were minor jealousies among ourselves. This Baba seemed to want, in order, as he explained, to increase our love for him. We, too, were not easy. We misunderstood Baba and his ways! We