A JUDGE--"And in France, Joan, did you there also hear those voices?" JOAN DARC--"Yes, sir." ANOTHER JUDGE--"Whence do you suppose came those voices?" JOAN DARC (with an accent of profound conviction)--"The voices came from God." ANOTHER JUDGE--"What do you know about that?" ANOTHER JUDGE--"What were the circumstances under which you were captured at Compiegne?" ANOTHER JUDGE--"Who dictated the letter that you addressed to the English?" These unrelated and cross questions followed close upon one another for the purpose of confusing Joan. JOAN DARC (after a moment's silence)--"If you all question me at once, sirs, I shall be unable to answer any of you." BISHOP CAUCHON--"Well, what makes you believe that the voices you speak about were divine?" JOAN DARC--"They told me to behave like an honest girl, and that with the aid of God I would save France." A JUDGE--"Was it revealed to you that if you lost your virginity you would forfeit your luck in war?" JOAN DARC (blushing)--"That was not revealed to me." THE SAME JUDGE--"Was it to the archangel St. Michael that you promised to remain a virgin?" JOAN DARC (with chaste impatience)--"I made my vow to my good saints, St. Marguerite and St. Catherine." ANOTHER JUDGE--"And so the voices of your saints ordered you to come to France?" JOAN DARC--"Yes, for my own and the King's safety, and to deliver Gaul from the foreign yoke." BISHOP CAUCHON--"Did you not at that epoch see the apparition of St. Marguerite and St. Catherine, to whom you attribute the voices, those divine voices according to you?" JOAN DARC--"Yes, sir." BISHOP CAUCHON (deliberately)--"You are certain of having seen the apparition?" JOAN DARC--"I saw my dear saints as clearly as I see you, sir." BISHOP CAUCHON--"You affirm that?" JOAN DARC--"I affirm it upon my salvation." Renewed and profound silence among the judges; several of them take notes; others exchange a few words in a low voice. A JUDGE--"By what sign did you recognize those whom you call St. Catherine and St. Marguerite to have been saints?" JOAN DARC--"By their saintliness." BISHOP CAUCHON--"And the archangel St. Michael appeared before you?" JOAN DARC--"Yes, sir; several times." A JUDGE--"How is he clad?" JOAN DARC (recollecting the advice of Canon Loyseleur)--"I do not know." THE SAME JUDGE--"You refuse to answer? Was the angel perhaps quite nude?" JOAN DARC (blushing)--"Do you imagine God has not the wherewithal to clothe him?" BISHOP CAUCHON--"Your language is quite bold. Do you consider yourself under the protection of God?" JOAN DARC--"If I am not, may God place me there. If I am, may He keep me there. (In a loud and strong voice:) But remember this: You are my judges, you assume a grave responsibility in accusing me. As to myself, the burden is light."