Ba came to meet Bapu in Yerawada jail. The
meeting was arranged in the presence of the jailor. Ba and Bapu were
inquiring about each other when the jailor thought that the two pious souls
be left alone so that they could talk freely. So he moved away from them and
kept walking to and fro. After a while he came back smiling.
He asked Bapuji, “Have you finished talking?”
Gandhiji exclaimed, “Talking? We inquired about each other in your presence,
but we didn’t utter a word after you left. The jailor asked, “Why?” Gandhiji
told him, “You know the rules of the jail; the inmates cannot talk to the
visitors in the absence of an officer. We inquired about each-other’s
well-being while you were here, but kept mum after you left.”