I heard about someone named Appasaheb who promised Baba ten rupees. What's the full story behind that?

The story of Appasaheb's promise is a lesson in intention versus action. As detailed in Chapter 33, Appasaheb felt that the one rupee his family had given was insufficient and privately resolved that he would have given ten rupees. The narrative questions how he could be free from this self-imposed debt without fulfilling his word. Later, a fakir, implied to be Baba in disguise, came to him. However, because the fakir was a stranger, Appa became suspicious. Despite having six rupees readily available at that moment, he hesitated and did not offer the amount, failing to act on his earlier, grander promise.