He takes great advantage of the wealth Bihruz inherited after his father's death, peddling worthless, dilapidated magazines and books to him at exorbitant prices (fifty francs, etc.). As a character, he is the greatest provocateur of the corrupt 'European' aspirations within Bihruz; by constantly praising romantic, distorted literary works to Bihruz, he leads his mind toward a fantasy world and absurd passions.
