learn more: the pitfalls
In The Men - as we have seen [→ 8 ª parte ] - the laundresses take advantage of the recklessness of some passers-by who stop to help, not told that attract someone with flattery or good looks, enchanting appear resolute instead aim for their purpose, not - as you would expect, and how Cambry states (and with him Cadiz) [1] - inviting, but rather ordering ('en leur ordonnant " [2] ) that help to give them that will prove fatal, as they know how many are held after dark at bay by washing.
They impose therefore, almost believe now in their power to keep the hapless traveler, even before he has grasped the head of his bed sheet. About the other hand, in Britain, if not a fool with no common sense or a stranger, or a guy at Wilherm Postik, would give a hand to a woman who washes the sheets at night - and not the simple linen shirts, as Fanta Lezoualc'h ago in Le Braz - and asks for help to a stranger, being alone in obvious difficulty, and because it counts - and here lies the essence of cunning - the vanity of others? For as a woman to refuse a favor, especially if you have the opportunity to show their strength and skill? (Actually, by day a man can safely help of laundresses to wring sheets, at least to be polite, even when they see that they can do it alone giving themselves to each other a hand.)
Who then, if not an incompetent (but with best intentions to be helpful) or as a Wilherm Postik - who knows what risk is running, but to act recklessly - would continue to twist the sheet in the same direction as the washerwoman? All others, naive or strangers, after a while would be found with broken arms.
In Souvestre are more laundresses, especially if that young people should get sapersela alone, without asking for help to travelers. As we have already seen [→ 6 ª and 7 ª parte ], the noz- kannerezed are numerous because they belong both to a particular category of revenants and all of the souls of the dead that in the night between the Saints and the Dead fill the streets. Then have to do not with a stranger, but a native of the place, even for some with a relative, that wicked and shameless sinner for a while 'makes fun of them, be sure to avoid crushing by adopting the precautions which he "learned from his old '. In
make kannerezed also do not see any kind of enchantment, of flattery and they do not cause, but for the second time to announce the death Wilherm, which however still does not give importance to signs and voices of warning. Their request for help has nothing misleading, because we know from the story itself that Wilherm is warned (in every sense) is the specific device to bring him a death foretold and a well-deserved damnation.
Quite clearly, on the contrary, in our view, undermines the machine from the noz- maouès against Lezoualc'h Fanta, which, while not ignoring the existence of lavandières de nuit, was persuaded to accept the help of one of them, believing a woman driven by benevolent spirit. Significantly, at the moment let drop the offer of help made by maouez - «[...] are quite willing to help if you agree "- to take it up (and going to the pronoun vous allocutorio ) when fatigue , hunger and conviction of the hardness of their lives become even more unbearable in Fanta:
- Do you have a hard life, Lezoualc'h Fanta?- You can tell. Especially at this time. Dall'Angelus in the morning until after dark, in the fields. It must go on until the end of August. You see, it is almost ten o'clock, and I have not had dinner.
Luzel In the "washing de nuit ', as we have seen [→ 4th part ], appears as an unknown woman who allegedly made late, and therefore is aimed at those who are not up yet - Marianna Kerbernès - to know what time it is:
Passing at home, I saw the light, and since I do not know what time it is exactly, although I seem to be almost midnight, I wanted to come in, ask for an hour.As we know, this is an excuse: after entering internal, informatasi (or receipt confirmed) on the unusual habits of Marianna and the presence of her husband and children, the unknown, through action on their fondness and love of his victim, the leads easily to almost compete with her in the row, "and see how Sgobba," it says the host. So, too, later, after the spinning, Marianna, because "the desire to take advantage of the good will of a worker as skilled" (which had proved that extraordinary spinner), leaving further ensnare. In fact, she does not know, do not realize that has to do with a kind of witch can to command all things operate or affected by their own hands, so he does not know that any new activity at home by the guest of attorney to this greater power to use against her and her farmigliari.
[1] J. Berthou (1993): 9 (Cambry) and 58 (Cadiz).
Cambry adds: "[les Laveuses] vous portent à la Charite," which translates as 'will lead to altruism'.
[2] F. Le Roux, Ch.-J. Guyonvarc'h (1983): 79.
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