BABA'S DRIVER THAT DAY

 
One day, with Baidul, Nariman and Meherjee, Baba was on his wayby car for a mast contact. Homa was driving, but was told not tolook at Baba. Suddenly, Homa got a terrible migraine, and after Babawas informed, it was decided to change drivers. Nariman suggestedhis brother-in-law, Jimmy Mistry, and Baba agreed.

Stopping the car at Jimmy's apartment in Dadar, Homa went in tocall him. Jimmy was shaving at the time, but on hearing the news hewas so excited that he ran out of the house and got in the car half-shaved,his face still lathered. Baba indicated to Jimmy, throughNariman, to drive the car as he was. It was an incident that muchamused Baba.

It was said in good humor that Jimmy's wife, Rhoda, Arnavaz'ssister, was already a mastani, and now Jimmy, too, had turned mast-like.Baba was joking in this vein with Meherjee and Nariman, andJimmy wished that Baba would also speak to him, but he did not.Nevertheless, he got to be Baba's driver that day, and being inBaba's presence was an exhilarating experience.