Babet was thin and learned.He was transparent but impenetrable.Daylight was visible through his bones, but nothing through his eyes.He declared that he was a chemist.He had been a jack of all trades.He had played in vaudeville at Saint-Mihiel.He was a man of purpose,a fine talker,who underlined his smiles and accentuated his gestures.he sold portraits of “the head of the State.”In addition to this, he extracted teeth.He had been married but abandoned his wife