At the same time, during the typhoid illness, a very sad and imaginary rumour that my death had taken place, first propagated by some enemy of mine, spread very rapidly all over India, so that many people from Bombay, as well as outside, owing to the good feelings they had toward me, came to my place to learn the truth, and hearing that the rumour was false, returned, showing their scorn for the spreader of the false rumour and blessing me. And Parsees, as well as people of other communities, had ceremonies