Joan Darc—"Many wished to; and when poor people, women and children, came to me, I feared to grieve them if I repelled them."
This answer is to be used against her; several of the judges note it down, while a sinister smile plays around the lips of Bishop Cauchon; he proceeds:
Bishop Cauchon—"Did you ever hold a child at the baptismal font?"
Joan Darc—"Yes; I held a child at the holy font of Soissons, and two others at St. Denis. These are the only ones to whom I have been god-mother."
Bishop Cauchon—"What names did you give them?"
Joan Darc—"To the boy the name of Charles, in honor of the King of France; to the girls the name of Joan, because the mothers so wished it."
These words, that charmingly depict the enthusiasm which the martial maid inspired among the people, and the generosity that she showed towards Charles, are to be a further charge against her. Several judges note them down.
Bishop Cauchon—"A mother at Lagny asked you to visit her dying child, did she not?"
Joan Darc—"Yes, but the child had been brought to the Church of Notre-Dame. Young girls of the town were on their knees at the door and prayed for the child. I knelt down among them, and I also prayed to God for His blessing upon the child."
Canon Loyseleur (from under his completely lowered hood and disguising his voice)—"Which of the two Popes is the real Pope?"