"Will the Avatar ever be a woman?" the person queried.

"Never!" Baba emphasized. "Never has there been a female Avatar, nor will there ever be one. The Avatar has always been a male and will always be in a male form."

The following day, Saturday, 30 June 1934, Krishna Veer, proprietor of the Kohinoor Indian restaurant, invited Baba to a reception there, and Baba went with about 30 people. After the luncheon, Baba expressed his desire to go to the East End, a poor section of the city, to see Bill and Nellie Precey's mother Jessie, who had surgery the day before. Mrs. H. Ford, a wealthy woman who had met Baba the previous evening, offered to drive him there in her Rolls-Royce and Baba accepted.

The lanes in the neighborhood of the East End were narrow, and the large car could not enter. The car was parked and Baba walked to the house at 16 Lockyer Street, Long Lane. The Precey family were surprised at Baba's unexpected visit, especially the mother. With tears in her eyes, the bedridden woman uttered in a barely audible voice, "It is awfully kind of you to have come all this way."

Baba's presence and loving touch comforted the woman. He spelled out to her, "I love to be among such good souls, however poor. Poverty is no sin. Because of your poverty, you are all the more dear to me. This is why I have come here today."

Returning to the car, Baba noticed a group of children around an ice cream vendor, and Mrs. Ford bought ice cream cones for all. Baba was delighted and stood in the crowd and embraced a few of the children. He took Bill and his little sister Nellie back with him to Compayne Gardens.

In recent months, the Circle Editorial Committee had been formed to publish Baba's discourses in English. Will and Mary Backett were devoting a major part of their time to this endeavor. In the late afternoon of the 30th, they held a reception for Baba at the Committee's offices at 50 Charing Cross. Baba met 50 people during his two-hour visit.

At the reception, a Russian woman asked Baba about her people's suffering. Baba commented, "The Russians have to suffer still more, but they will eventually find relief and happiness." The woman was so relieved to hear this, tears formed in her eyes and she sat quietly for a few minutes with her hand in Baba's.

During this period, Margaret and Quentin had been commissioned to choreograph vignettes of English history for the ballet, and the program ("Pageant of Parliament") was currently being performed at the Royal Albert Hall. They invited Baba to see what they had done, and he agreed to go one night. Watching the performance, Baba remarked that he wanted to shake hands with the Irish lead dancer, Deirdre Fahy, but he stipulated, "She mustn't know who I am." This was not easy, as all the people Margaret and Quentin worked with knew of Baba. How could they introduce him, yet not have her recognize him? The current newspapers had been full of accounts of his visit.

When the show was over, they took Baba to the basement to the dressing rooms. They called Deirdre, and Margaret rather sternly said, "Deirdre, you know Mr. Tod and I can never give you another job again. You've done so badly on stage tonight. Your performance was terrible — abominable!" The girl immediately broke down in tears and Margaret quickly added, "Oh, by the way, we want you to meet a friend of ours, Mr. Irani." Deirdre was so upset she shook hands while weeping, not really looking at Baba. Baba stepped away. Quentin then consoled the girl, "Oh, all right, if you work hard you can keep the job." Years later, Margaret told her about the ruse.