Nicolas of Venderesse—"You have violated your oath."
Joan Darc (indignant)—"It is you who have violated yours! Have the promises made to me been kept? Have I been allowed to attend mass? Have I been restored to freedom after my abjuration? You are knaves and hypocrites!"
James Camus—"We had to conform to the ecclesiastical sentence which condemns you to perpetual imprisonment."
Joan Darc—"I prefer to die rather than remain in this prison. (She shivers with horror at the thought of the previous night's attempt upon her.) Had I been allowed to attend mass, had I been left in a decent place, free from my chains, and kept by women, I would have continued to clothe myself in the garb of my sex. If there is any fault, it lies with you."
Isambard of la Pierre—"Have you heard your voices since your condemnation?"
Joan Darc (with bitterness)—"Yes; I have heard them."
The priests look at one another and exchange meaning looks.
William Haiton—"What did your voices say to you? We want to know."
Joan Darc (with a firm voice)—"They told me I committed an act of cowardice by denying the truth."
James Camus—"And before the abjuration, what did your voices say?"