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."