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make me hide my head。 Exit TALBOT。 Alarum； retreat
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SCENE 6。
ORLEANS
Flourish。 Enter on the walls； LA PUCELLE； CHARLES； REIGNIER；
ALENCON； and soldiers
PUCELLE。 Advance our waving colours on the walls； Rescu'd is
Orleans from the English。 Thus Joan la Pucelle hath perform'd her word。
CHARLES。 Divinest creature； Astraea's daughter； How shall I honour thee
for this success？ Thy promises are like Adonis' gardens； That one day
bloom'd and fruitful were the next。 France； triumph in thy glorious
prophetess。 Recover'd is the town of Orleans。 More blessed hap did ne'er
befall our state。 REIGNIER。 Why ring not out the bells aloud throughout
the town？ Dauphin； command the citizens make bonfires And feast and
banquet in the open streets To celebrate the joy that God hath given us。
ALENCON。 All France will be replete with mirth and joy When they shall
hear how we have play'd the men。 CHARLES。 'Tis Joan； not we； by whom
the day is won； For which I will divide my crown with her； And all the
priests and friars in my realm Shall in procession sing her endless praise。
A statelier pyramis to her I'll rear Than Rhodope's of Memphis ever was。
In memory of her； when she is dead； Her ashes； in an urn more precious
Than the rich jewel'd coffer of Darius； Transported shall be at high
festivals Before the kings and queens of France。 No longer on Saint Denis
will we cry； But Joan la Pucelle shall be France's saint。 Come in； and let us
banquet royally After this golden day of victory。 Flourish。 Exeunt
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ACT II。
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SCENE 1。
Before Orleans
Enter a FRENCH SERGEANT and two SENTINELS
SERGEANT。 Sirs； take your places and be vigilant。 If any noise or
soldier you perceive Near to the walls； by some apparent sign Let us have
knowledge at the court of guard。 FIRST SENTINEL。 Sergeant； you shall。
＇Exit SERGEANT＇ Thus are poor servitors； When others sleep upon their
quiet beds； Constrain'd to watch in darkness； rain； and cold。
Enter TALBOT； BEDFORD； BURGUNDY； and forces； with scaling…
ladders； their drums beating a dead march
TALBOT。 Lord Regent； and redoubted Burgundy； By whose
approach the regions of Artois； Wallon； and Picardy； are friends to us； This
happy night the Frenchmen are secure； Having all day carous'd and
banqueted； Embrace we then this opportunity； As fitting best to quittance
their deceit； Contriv'd by art and baleful sorcery。 BEDFORD。 Coward of
France； how much he wrongs his fame； Despairing of his own arm's
fortitude； To join with witches and the help of hell！ BURGUNDY。 Traitors
have never other company。 But what's that Pucelle whom they term so
pure？ TALBOT。 A maid； they say。 BEDFORD。 A maid！ and be so martial！
BURGUNDY。 Pray God she prove not masculine ere long； If underneath
the standard of the French She carry armour as she hath begun。 TALBOT。
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Well； let them practise and converse with spirits： God is our fortress； in
whose conquering name Let us resolve to scale their flinty bulwarks。
BEDFORD。 Ascend； brave Talbot； we will follow thee。 TALBOT。 Not all
together； better far； I guess； That we do make our entrance several ways；
That if it chance the one of us do fail The other yet may rise against their
force。 BEDFORD。 Agreed； I'll to yond corner。 BURGUNDY。 And I to this。
TALBOT。 And here will Talbot mount or make his grave。 Now； Salisbury；
for thee； and for the right Of English Henry； shall this night appear How
much in duty I am bound to both。 ＇The English scale the walls and cry
'Saint George！ a Talbot！'＇ SENTINEL。 Arm！ arm！ The enemy doth make
assault。
The French leap o'er the walls in their shirts。 Enter； several ways；
BASTARD； ALENCON； REIGNIER； half ready and half unready
ALENCON。 How now； my lords？ What； all unready so？ BASTARD。
Unready！ Ay； and glad we 'scap'd so well。 REIGNIER。 'Twas time； I trow；
to wake and leave our beds； Hearing alarums at our chamber doors。
ALENCON。 Of all exploits since first I follow'd arms Ne'er heard I of a
warlike enterprise More venturous or desperate than this。 BASTARD。 I
think this Talbot be a fiend of hell。 REIGNIER。 If not of hell； the heavens；
sure； favour him ALENCON。 Here cometh Charles； I marvel how he sped。
Enter CHARLES and LA PUCELLE BASTARD。 Tut！ holy Joan was
his defensive guard。 CHARLES。 Is this thy cunning； thou deceitful dame？
Didst thou at first； to flatter us withal； Make us partakers of a little gain
That now our loss might be ten times so much？ PUCELLE。 Wherefore is
Charles impatient with his friend？ At all times will you have my power
alike？ Sleeping or waking； must I still prevail Or will you blame and lay
the fault on me？ Improvident soldiers！ Had your watch been good This
sudden mischief never could have fall'n。 CHARLES。 Duke of Alencon；
this was your default That； being captain of the watch to…night； Did look
no better to that weighty charge。 ALENCON。 Had all your quarters been
as safely kept As that whereof I had the governmen