# The Babe — The Pothunters character guide

> The Babe in The Pothunters by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Babe

**First appearance:** 0001-the-pothunters

## Who they are

A schoolboy, younger and often teased.

## Relationships

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Close friends, with 'The Babe' likely a nickname for a fellow student in Jim's circle.

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Close friends, with 'The Babe' likely a nickname for a fellow student in Jim's circle.

### [Jim Thomson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/characters/jim_thomson)

_friendship_

Close friends, with 'The Babe' likely a nickname for a fellow student in Jim's circle.

## In the story

### [Concerning the Mutual Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/v-concerning-the-mutual-friend)

Day boy invited to tea; learns about Plunkett's character and the study situation.

### [The Long Run](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xiv-the-long-run)

Meets Jim at the Pavilion and invites him to his home to see a dog.

### [We'll Proceed to Search for Thomson if He Be Above the Ground](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pothunters_se/chapters/xvii-we-ll-proceed-to-search-for-thomson-if-he-be-above-the-ground)

Reveals he sent Jim through a shortcut with a quarry, then fetches help for the rescue.

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