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42 people were shocked, including some rich men of Ahmedabad who had liked the idea of Gandhiji having an Ashram nearby and had given him money for the Ashram. These men became so angry with Gandhiji that they refused to give him more money.

Gandhiji and the other inmates of the Ashram were worried, as they did not know how they could carry on their work and look after and feed everybody who lived there without the help of these rich men. They were determined, however, that no matter what happened they would not give in to these prejudices and ask Laxshmi and her father and mother to leave. One day, as Gandhiji sat in his room wondering how he could manage without any money, one of the children came and told him that an unknown man had come in a car to see him. Gandhiji went out to see who it was,