'When did you first hear the voices?' asked Beaupère.
'I was thirteen,' answered Joan, 'when I first heard a voice coming from God to help me to live well. That first time I was much alarmed. The voice came to me about mid-day; it was in the summer, and I was in my father's garden.'
'Had you been fasting?' asked Beaupère.
J.—'Yes, I had been fasting.'
B.—'Had you fasted on the day before?'
J.—'No, I had not.'
B.—'From what direction did the voices come?'
J.—'I heard the voice coming from my right—from towards the church.'
B.—'Was the voice accompanied with a bright light?'
J.—'Seldom did I hear it without seeing a bright light. The light came from the same side as did the voice, and it was generally very brilliant. When I came into France I often heard the voices very loud.'