“D’Aulon and I were both very tired, and we went upstairs to rest. He lay on a couch, and my hostess and I lay on the bed and slept. I woke suddenly, knowing that I must attack the English immediately. I was sure my angels had told me this, but I didn’t know if I was to attack the English in the forts or attack Falstaff, who was bringing them supplies.
“I woke Jean immediately, and he was groggy with sleep and took a while to comprehend what I was saying. My page, Louis, was nowhere in sight, so I ran downstairs, found him and told him to fetch my horse.
“I admit I was very stirred up and I said to him, ‘Bloody boy, why did you not tell me that French blood is being shed?’
“He had no idea what I was talking about. Then I ran back upstairs, and Madame Boucher and her daughter and Jean he
