Even as Shri Nathji regains his health, Priya Nath is stricken with influenza, and worries that Shri Nathji might catch it from him. He tries to maintain his distance from Shri Nathji as best as he can, however these are the days when he alone is bringing food into Shri Nathji’s room, and so Priya Nath always enters his room with a handkerchief tied around his mouth and nose, like a mask.