Joan composed her face and wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
“You had recognised the Dauphin and had a private conversation with him. So what happened next?”
Joan thought a moment, and a happy smile lit up her whole face.
“It was at Chinon that I met mon beau duc, Jean, Duke of Alençon. He had been away shooting quail when he heard that his cousin the Dauphin was interviewing a seventeen-year-old girl who claimed to be sent by God to raise the siege of Orléans. His curiosity was so high that he returned to Chinon the next day to see for himself. I was with the Dauphin in his private apartment when the prince arrived.
mon beau duc“As he walked in, I asked Charles, ‘"Who is this?’"" He replied, ‘"This is my cousin, Jean, Duke of Alençon.’" Then, turning to Alençon, he said, "Wel
