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May–June, 1429

In Council

TO CHARLES

NOBLE DAUPHIN, hold no more so any and such long councils, but come as quickly as you can to Reims to take the crown.

Whenever I am unhappy, because men will not believe me in the things that I say at God’s bidding, I go apart and pray to God, complaining to him that those to whom I speak do not easily believe me. And when I have made my prayer to God, I hear a voice that says to me: “Child of God, go, go, go! I shall be with you to help you. Go!” And when I hear that voice I feel a great joy. Indeed, I would that I might ever be in that state.

TO JEAN D’AULON

My counsellors are three. There is one who remains with me always, another comes and goes and visits me often, and the third is he with whom the other two take counsel.