If we have entrance—as I hope we shall—
And that we find the slothful watch but weak,
I'll by a sign give notice to our friends
That Charles the Dauphin may encounter them.
1 Soldier. Our sacks shall be a mean to sack the city,
And we be lords and rulers over Rouen;
Therefore we'll knock. [Knocks.
Guard. [Within.] Qui est la?
Pucelle. Paisans, pauvres gens de France:
Poor market-folks, that come to sell their corn.