Bertrand was with him, and I saw by the tense expression upon his face that he was eager for my report.
I gave him one quick glance upon entering, which I trow he read and understood; but to De Baudricourt I spoke with caution and with measured words, for he was a man whose scorn and ridicule were easily aroused, and I knew that Bertrand had fallen into a kind of contempt with him, in that he had so quickly believed in the mission of the Maid.
"Well, and what make you of the girl?
Is she witch, or mad, or possessed by some spirit of vainglory and ambition?
What has she said to you, and what think you of her ?" "In all truth, my lord, I believe her to be honest; and more than this, I believe her to be directed of God.

Strange as it may seem, yet such things have been before, and who are we to say that God's arm is shortened, or that He is not the same as in the days of old?
I have closely questioned the Maid as to her visions and voices, and I cannot believe them delusions of the senses.

You may ask, are they of the Devil?
Then would I say, if there be doubt, let the Abbe Perigord approach her with holy water, with exorcisms, or with such sacred words and signs as devils must needs flee before.

Then if it be established that the thing is not of the Evil One, we may the better regard it as from the Lord of whom she speaks.

At least, if she can stand this test, I would do this much for her--give her a small escort to Chinon, with a letter to the Dauphin.