such as you are born to do great things i could no more speak and look like you than i could fly like an eagle if so be and it so being that you must speak to the king you have no more to do than to speak and look at the governor just as you do to me to turn him round your finger that is just what i hope and think uncle therefore to morrow if it please you i will go to him myself and meanwhile i will strengthen myself by much prayer a girl who gets to her knees as often as you do said her uncle cannot but prosper accordingly they both set off for the next morning and as they approached the town they could hear the ringing ah said joyfully what cheerful a noble purpose sounds they seem to welcome me i always so love the sound of bells if the door keeper had not been a friend of s it is likely he might not have admitted them as it was however their names were carried in to de just as he was the king s condition to a noble gentleman named de and lightly observing what a ridiculous visit he had received the previous day from a who had come several miles to tell him of a girl who could save france as i live here he is again exclaimed de � and with the girl in his hand let us hear what she has to say by all means said de and and his niece were shown in s apparel was neat and clean but extremely humble she still wore the red which was beginning to be rather nobly won and a coarse red hood and cape of her mother s covered her head and shoulders because of the of the season de resting both hands on the of his sword and sitting a little behind the governor never once took his eyes off her so said de looking at her you are the girl that is to save france step forward did so and so did now then let s hear all about it my lord � interposed silence fellow said de you had your say yesterday fall back a little if you speak again without being spoken to i shall desire you to withdraw s colour heightened a little but she remained calm and silent now then said de fixing his eyes on her a � a noble purpose beau said she steadily i am a young girl of i come to you in the name of the lord to tell you that the is to take heart and hold out for that by mid lent he shall certainly be delivered the kingdom is not his but the lord s and it is the lord s pleasure that he should hold it for him she crossed her arms on her bosom and ceased � said de with a little after a short silence that is your message is it is there any more the will surely be crowned and i shall see him at � ho pretty well i think aside to de who replied neither by word look nor smile then turning again to � who gave you this message her eyes sank a little and she said faltering nobly won it l n way � the michael hum that s fine � any else there were two fair ladies with him oh indeed what were these fair ladies like they were like � like fair ladies ha just so they stood upon the ground i suppose like other fair ladies or were they up in the clouds did they frighten you do you mean the first time aye j de ce � ha so i should think did you tell the priest � no nor your parents � yes � what did they say of it they held me in great a noble purpose ho � i think they showed their sense what is your employment i keep sheep and in the winter when the sheep are i spin how old are you eighteen speak up look me in the face she did you think yourself a modest girl � sir will you not let me help the king as these simple words burst from her lips de gave a great sigh and shifted his position though he continued to look intently at her the expression of his face entirely changed instead of merely curiosity and it sympathy respect and affection it was quite otherwise with de however nobly won i think said he throwing himself back in his chair this is as a piece of nonsense as ever i heard you have been dreaming over your sheep and your spinning it bears much less the impress of a saint than of the devil why did not you tell your cure of it at the time go go you are an idle girl if not a bad one beau � began silence i say i will hear no more nonsense leave me took her reluctant hand and led her away dreadfully alarmed at the governor s displeasure oh said he as soon as they were in the street did not i tell you it would never do see how terrible is a great man s frown be at ease uncle said calmly his frown cannot hurt us rough words io a noble purpose break no bones and though he may seem a great man to us may be he is a very little one in the eyes of the king i am no ways and fear him less now i have seen him than i did before i shall go to him again to morrow to morrow aye and day by day till i gain my will of him child child this is mere madness how am i to come here with thee day after day 