fourrafireaient, ' were ravaging

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I. ce serait, *it must be.' The conditional is used because there is the understood condition *in that case,' or *if it is so.'

ce démon de rougeot, ' that red-headed devil.' Rougeot is not the same word as rougeaud^ which means * red-faced,' not 'red-haired,' but is a popular name for the red-headed wild duck in some parts of France.

3. J'en JnreraiB, * I would swear to it.* En hère is used for * with regard to it.* It is the genitive of respect.