Bapu was at Sevagram and Kasturba was supposed
to come there shortly. People inquired about her arrival, time and again.
When would Ba come? By which train would she come? Ba had gone to Surat. She
would have to go to Bombay and then come to Wardha. But it was rather a
longer route and costly too. Catching Tapti-valley train from Surat and
coming via Bhusawal would cost less.
A lady had especially come to see Ba and was
awaiting her eagerly. It was time for a train from Bombay. She asked, “Will
Ba come by this train?” Bapu replied, “If she is rich people’s Ba, she will
come by this train, But if she is poor people’s Ba then she will catch 'Tapti-valley’
and will reach till morning.” The poor people’s Ba indeed reached there next
morning. Horace Gundry Alexander wrote about this unique couple, “Whether Ba
and Bapu were together at one place or in adjacent rooms, they conversed
very little. But it always gave you the feeling that they knew each other to
the core of their hearts.”