# Mister Belhomme — Short Fiction character guide

> Mister Belhomme in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Belhomme, But Belhomme

**First appearance:** 0003-short-fiction

## Who they are

A man who becomes entangled in a bizarre legal and marital situation.

## In the story

### [Mister Belhomme's Beast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/mister-belhomme-s-beast)

A tall, skeleton-like peasant suffering from ear pain caused by a flea, which he believes is a beast. He seeks a healer in Havre but returns home after the flea is removed.

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