bellanger

Then he began: "The _feu bellanger_ is one of the devil's angels which takes the shape of fire, and goes about at night, generally when it is very dark, and tries to pounce upon some victim."

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Fortunately, I remembered the words which my father had once told me: 'If ever you meet the _feu bellanger_, my boy, take off your coat, turn the sleeves inside out, and put it on so; it means that you will have nothing to do with it, and that you will resist its efforts to seize you.'

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He did not say that he had seen a ghost, neither did he tell the spouses Merlin that he had nearly been attacked by the _feu bellanger_.

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One day, when Frank was questioning him, the old man asked: "Have you ever seen the _feu bellanger_?"

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Perhaps this _feu bellanger_ was preparing to revenge itself.

The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story John Roussel

When they were both seated as usual having their after-dinner conversation, Frank began: "Do you really believe all you told me about the _feu bellanger_, Maît Pierre?"

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"We watched from a distance to see if the _feu bellanger_ would pass that way, and seeing that it did not appear; when midnight came, we went home.

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Why this terror, why this fear; it must be the _feu bellanger_. "

The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story John Roussel

"It's a well-known fact that the _feu bellanger_ dislikes sharpened tools, and fights with them if he happens to meet them.

The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story John Roussel

"No -- no -- no," said Pierre, "it was not that; the _feu bellanger_ was seen that very night near this spot where the corpse was afterwards found.

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