4 Chapter 3 Sword and Banner

CHAPTER 3 Sword and Banner At first the soldiers who traveled with Joan and her knight, Metz, didn't know what to make of her. They were surprised to find themselves escorting a teenage girl to meet their prince. But the longer they traveled with her, the more they believed in her. It took eleven days for Joan and her friends to reach the castle fortress of Chinon. When they arrived, they waited for the castle guards to let down the drawbridge so

一开始，跟随贞德和她的骑士梅斯一起旅行的士兵们不知道该怎么看待她。 他们惊讶地发现自己要护送一个十几岁的女孩去见他们的王子。 但他们和她一起旅行的时间越长，他们就越相信她。 琼和她的朋友们花了11天的时间才到达希农城堡。 当他们到达时，他们等待城堡守卫放下吊桥

they could enter. One of the guards insulted Joan. She told him that someone dying so soon should not be so rude. Later in the day, that very guard drowned in the waters of the moat that surrounded the castle walls. Had Joan secretly known of this man's future? Charles had heard all about Joan from Baudricourt. but he didn't yet know if he should trust her. So he decided on a test. Joan was led into the castle. She entered a room lit only by candles. It was filled with hundreds of knights. Only one man was dressed like a prince. But Joan walked right past him to another who was dressed plainly. He was short. He had a big nose and droopy eyes. Joan dropped to her knees before him and said, "Most noble dauphin, the king of heaven announces to you, by me, that you will be anointed and crowned king."

他们可以进去。一个卫兵侮辱了琼。 她告诉他，这么快就死了的人不应该这么粗鲁。 当天晚些时候，这个卫兵就在包围城堡城墙的护城河中淹死了。 琼秘密地知道这个人的未来吗? 查尔斯从波德里古尔那里听说了琼的一切。 但他还不知道是否应该相信她。 所以他决定做一个测试。琼被带进了城堡。 她走进一间只点着蜡烛的房间。 里面挤满了数百名骑士。 只有一个人穿得像个王子。 但琼径直从他身边走到另一个衣着朴素的人面前。 他很矮。他有一个大鼻子和下垂的眼睛。 琼跪在他面前说:“最高贵的太子，天上的王通过我向你宣告，你将被膏立，加冕为王。”

Joan had passed the test. She had known Charles even though she had never met him and even though he had been in disguise. At the castle in Chinon, Joan met John, Duke of Alencon. He was only twenty-three, but he had already spent five years as an English prisoner. It didn't take long for him to pledge his loyalty to Joan. She called him her "Beau Duc," or "Handsome Duke." But not everyone was convinced by Joan. Charles was surrounded by counselors. Many

琼通过了考试。她认识查尔斯，尽管她从未见过他，尽管他是乔装打扮的。 在希农的城堡里，琼遇到了阿朗松公爵约翰。 他只有23岁，但他已经当了5年的英国囚犯。 没过多久他就宣誓效忠琼。 她称他为“亲爱的公爵”或“英俊的公爵”。 但不是每个人都被琼说服了。 查理身边围着一群顾问。 许多

were greedy and selfish and had their own plans. They demanded that priests talk to Joan to make sure she wasn't working for the devil. Joan was questioned for three weeks by the local bishop. Sometimes Joan got impatient with all their questions and demands for signs proving that she was sent by God. "In the name of God, I did not come here to give signs," she said. "But take me to Orléans and I will show you the signs for which I was sent."

他们贪婪自私，有自己的计划。 他们要求牧师和琼谈谈，以确保她没有为魔鬼工作。 琼被当地主教盘问了三个星期。 有时琼对他们提出的所有问题和要求感到不耐烦，因为他们要求证明她是上帝派来的。 她说:“以上帝的名义，我来这里不是为了给人暗示。” 但你要带我到俄兰去、我要将我奉差遣所显的神迹指示你。

Finally Joan prepared to leave for Orléans. On March 22, 1429, Joan had someone write a letter for her and sent it to the English commanders, telling them to leave France on God's orders. The English army didn't

最后，琼准备动身去奥尔萨姆斯。 1429年3月22日，贞德让人替她写了一封信，寄给了英国的指挥官，告诉他们奉上帝的命令离开法国。 英国军队没有

respond. They simply captured the messenger, known as a herald, who had delivered the letter! In order to free the town of Orléans, Joan would have to lead her soldiers into battle

回应。他们只是抓住了传递信件的信使，即传令官!为了解放奥尔尔萨姆斯镇，琼必须率领她的士兵投入战斗