They agreed in saying that she rode a horse and wielded a lance better than any one.

A master of requests stated that she amazed the army by the length of time she could remain in the saddle.

Such qualities we are not entitled to deny her, neither can we dispute the diligence and the ardour which Dunois praised in her, on the occasion of a demonstration by night before Troyes.[91] As to the opinion that this damsel was clever in arraying and leading an army and especially skilled in the management of artillery, that is more difficult to credit and would require to be vouched for by some one more trustworthy than the poor Duke of Alencon, who was never considered a very rational person.[92] What we have said about the rehabilitation trial sufficiently explains this curious glorification of the Maid.

It was understood that Jeanne's military inspiration came from God.

Henceforth there was no danger of its being too much admired and it came to be praised somewhat at random.
[Footnote 91: _Ibid._, vol.iii, p.