Based on the provided text, how does Sai Baba treat devotees who have a genuine interest in spiritual matters?

According to Chapter 41, Sai Baba is exceptionally loving and affectionate toward devotees who possess a true taste for spiritual matters. The text explicitly states that such individuals are 'very dear to Sai.' It further explains that Baba actively works to ward off their difficulties and, in return, gives them the invaluable 'company of self-bliss.' The story of Balasaheb Deo, who had a deep yearning to read the Dnyaneshwari, is presented as a prime example of this loving relationship between Sai and a spiritually-inclined devotee.