Scott Alexander (author/host)

Dunois returned with his reinforcements and news that the English would be getting reinforcements of their own directly.

And that night, as she was drifting off to sleep, Joan woke up her squire by loudly crying out,

He muzzily rose and asked her what it was, and she said that her voices had told her to attack the English immediately, but not where to do it.

Footnotes here, first about the reinforcements arriving directly.

To which she responded, quote, "'Bastard, bastard, in God's name I command thee that, as soon as thou knowest that Falstaff, the commander of the relief force, is come, thou shalt make it known to me.

For if ye pass without my knowing of it, I promise thee I will have thy head taken off.'

to which answered the lord of Dunois that she doubt not, for he would indeed make it known to her.

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I find it really, really easy to imagine this exchange between an energetic teenager and the veteran officer of noble birth with ten years on her and without God whispering in his ear.

Wow, these people are young.

And there's another footnote.

It's another quote.

After these exchanges, I, who was weary and fatigued, cast myself down on a mattress in the maid's chamber to rest a little.

And likewise did she, with her hostess, on another bed to sleep and rest.

But while I was beginning to take my rest, suddenly the maid rose from the bed and, making a great noise, roused me.

and that I asked her what she wanted.

She answered me, In God's name my counsel has told me to go out against the English, and I know not whether I must go against their fortification, their Bastide, or against Falstaff, who is to revictual them.

Upon which I arose at once, and as swiftly as I could put the maid into her armour.

Back to the text.

At which point they rushed out, and discovered that there was a skirmish already underway, and gathered all their forces to join it, swiftly turning it against the English, and driving them from one of their forts.