What happened when the narrator was brought before Sai Baba by Shama during the Aarti?

As described in Chapter 19, when Madhavrao (Shama) brought the narrator before Sai Baba, the scene was set amidst the evening Aarti. Baba, the jewel among saints, asked Shama what offering he had brought. Baba then pressed them about a conversation they had just had. The narrator, feeling a sense of supreme bliss that he could not contain, moved forward as Baba leaned in, and began to narrate a wonderful story about an old woman that Shama had just told him. This exchange shows Baba's interest not just in material offerings, but in the heart-to-heart conversations and stories shared among his devotees.