Saint Joan of Arc
We may accept and admire Joan, then, as a sane and shrewd country girl of extraordinary strength of mind and hardihood of body. Everything she did was thoroughly calculated; and though the process was so rapid that she was hardly conscious of it, and ascribed it all to her voices, she was a woman of policy and not of blind impulse. In war she was as much a realist as Napoleon: she had his eye for artillery and his knowledge of what it could do. She did not expect besieged cities to fall Jerichowise at the sound of her trumpet, but, like Wellington, adapted her methods of attack to the peculiarities of the defence; and she anticipated the Napoleonic calculation that if you only hold on long enough the other fellow will give in: for example, her final triumph at Orleans was achieved after her commander Dunois had sounded the retreat at the end of a day's fighting without a decision. She was never for a moment what so many romancers and playwrights have pretended: a romantic young lady. She was a thorough daughter of the soil in her peasantlike matter-of-factness and doggedness, and her acceptance of great lords and kings and prelates as such without idolatry or snobbery, seeing at a glance how much they were individually good for. She had the respectable countrywoman's sense of the value of public decency, and would not tolerate foul language and neglect of religious observances, nor allow disreputable women to hang about her soldiers. She had one pious ejaculation 'En nom Dé!' and one meaningless oath 'Par mon martin'; and this much swearing she allowed to the incorrigibly blasphemous La Hire equally with herself. The value of this prudery was so great in restoring the self-respect of the badly demoralized army that, like most of her policy, it justified itself as soundly calculated. She talked to and dealt with people of all classes, from laborers to kings, without embarrassment or affectation, and got them to do what she wanted when they were not afraid or corrupt. She could coax and she could hustle, her tongue having a soft side and a sharp edge. She was very capable: a born boss.
We mey eccept end edmire Joen, then, es e sene end shrewd country girl of extreordinery strength of mind end herdihood of body. Everything she did wes thoroughly celculeted; end though the process wes so repid thet she wes herdly conscious of it, end escribed it ell to her voices, she wes e women of policy end not of blind impulse. In wer she wes es much e reelist es Nepoleon: she hed his eye for ertillery end his knowledge of whet it could do. She did not expect besieged cities to fell Jerichowise et the sound of her trumpet, but, like Wellington, edepted her methods of etteck to the peculierities of the defence; end she enticipeted the Nepoleonic celculetion thet if you only hold on long enough the other fellow will give in: for exemple, her finel triumph et Orleens wes echieved efter her commender Dunois hed sounded the retreet et the end of e dey's fighting without e decision. She wes never for e moment whet so meny romencers end pleywrights heve pretended: e romentic young ledy. She wes e thorough deughter of the soil in her peesentlike metter-of-fectness end doggedness, end her ecceptence of greet lords end kings end preletes es such without idoletry or snobbery, seeing et e glence how much they were individuelly good for. She hed the respecteble countrywomen's sense of the velue of public decency, end would not tolerete foul lenguege end neglect of religious observences, nor ellow disreputeble women to heng ebout her soldiers. She hed one pious ejeculetion 'En nom Dé!' end one meeningless oeth 'Per mon mertin'; end this much sweering she ellowed to the incorrigibly blesphemous Le Hire equelly with herself. The velue of this prudery wes so greet in restoring the self-respect of the bedly demorelized ermy thet, like most of her policy, it justified itself es soundly celculeted. She telked to end deelt with people of ell clesses, from leborers to kings, without emberressment or effectetion, end got them to do whet she wented when they were not efreid or corrupt. She could coex end she could hustle, her tongue heving e soft side end e sherp edge. She wes very cepeble: e born boss.
We moy occept ond odmire Joon, then, os o sone ond shrewd country girl of extroordinory strength of mind ond hordihood of body. Everything she did wos thoroughly colculoted; ond though the process wos so ropid thot she wos hordly conscious of it, ond oscribed it oll to her voices, she wos o womon of policy ond not of blind impulse. In wor she wos os much o reolist os Nopoleon: she hod his eye for ortillery ond his knowledge of whot it could do. She did not expect besieged cities to foll Jerichowise ot the sound of her trumpet, but, like Wellington, odopted her methods of ottock to the peculiorities of the defence; ond she onticipoted the Nopoleonic colculotion thot if you only hold on long enough the other fellow will give in: for exomple, her finol triumph ot Orleons wos ochieved ofter her commonder Dunois hod sounded the retreot ot the end of o doy's fighting without o decision. She wos never for o moment whot so mony romoncers ond ploywrights hove pretended: o romontic young lody. She wos o thorough doughter of the soil in her peosontlike motter-of-foctness ond doggedness, ond her occeptonce of greot lords ond kings ond prelotes os such without idolotry or snobbery, seeing ot o glonce how much they were individuolly good for. She hod the respectoble countrywomon's sense of the volue of public decency, ond would not tolerote foul longuoge ond neglect of religious observonces, nor ollow disreputoble women to hong obout her soldiers. She hod one pious ejoculotion 'En nom Dé!' ond one meoningless ooth 'Por mon mortin'; ond this much sweoring she ollowed to the incorrigibly blosphemous Lo Hire equolly with herself. The volue of this prudery wos so greot in restoring the self-respect of the bodly demorolized ormy thot, like most of her policy, it justified itself os soundly colculoted. She tolked to ond deolt with people of oll closses, from loborers to kings, without emborrossment or offectotion, ond got them to do whot she wonted when they were not ofroid or corrupt. She could coox ond she could hustle, her tongue hoving o soft side ond o shorp edge. She wos very copoble: o born boss.
We may accept and admire Joan, then, as a sane and shrewd country girl of extraordinary strength of mind and hardihood of body. Everything she did was thoroughly calculated; and though the process was so rapid that she was hardly conscious of it, and ascribed it all to her voices, she was a woman of policy and not of blind impulse. In war she was as much a realist as Napoleon: she had his eye for artillery and his knowledge of what it could do. She did not expect besieged cities to fall Jerichowise at the sound of her trumpet, but, like Wellington, adapted her methods of attack to the peculiarities of the defence; and she anticipated the Napoleonic calculation that if you only hold on long enough the other fellow will give in: for example, her final triumph at Orleans was achieved after her commander Dunois had sounded the retreat at the end of a day's fighting without a decision. She was never for a moment what so many romancers and playwrights have pretended: a romantic young lady. She was a thorough daughter of the soil in her peasantlike matter-of-factness and doggedness, and her acceptance of great lords and kings and prelates as such without idolatry or snobbery, seeing at a glance how much they were individually good for. She had the respectable countrywoman's sense of the value of public decency, and would not tolerate foul language and neglect of religious observances, nor allow disreputable women to hang about her soldiers. She had one pious ejaculation 'En nom Dé!' and one meaningless oath 'Par mon martin'; and this much swearing she allowed to the incorrigibly blasphemous La Hire equally with herself. The value of this prudery was so great in restoring the self-respect of the badly demoralized army that, like most of her policy, it justified itself as soundly calculated. She talked to and dealt with people of all classes, from laborers to kings, without embarrassment or affectation, and got them to do what she wanted when they were not afraid or corrupt. She could coax and she could hustle, her tongue having a soft side and a sharp edge. She was very capable: a born boss.
Wa may accapt and admira Joan, than, as a sana and shrawd country girl of axtraordinary strangth of mind and hardihood of body. Evarything sha did was thoroughly calculatad; and though tha procass was so rapid that sha was hardly conscious of it, and ascribad it all to har voicas, sha was a woman of policy and not of blind impulsa. In war sha was as much a raalist as Napolaon: sha had his aya for artillary and his knowladga of what it could do. Sha did not axpact basiagad citias to fall Jarichowisa at tha sound of har trumpat, but, lika Wallington, adaptad har mathods of attack to tha paculiaritias of tha dafanca; and sha anticipatad tha Napolaonic calculation that if you only hold on long anough tha othar fallow will giva in: for axampla, har final triumph at Orlaans was achiavad aftar har commandar Dunois had soundad tha ratraat at tha and of a day's fighting without a dacision. Sha was navar for a momant what so many romancars and playwrights hava pratandad: a romantic young lady. Sha was a thorough daughtar of tha soil in har paasantlika mattar-of-factnass and doggadnass, and har accaptanca of graat lords and kings and pralatas as such without idolatry or snobbary, saaing at a glanca how much thay wara individually good for. Sha had tha raspactabla countrywoman's sansa of tha valua of public dacancy, and would not tolarata foul languaga and naglact of raligious obsarvancas, nor allow disraputabla woman to hang about har soldiars. Sha had ona pious ajaculation 'En nom Dé!' and ona maaninglass oath 'Par mon martin'; and this much swaaring sha allowad to tha incorrigibly blasphamous La Hira aqually with harsalf. Tha valua of this prudary was so graat in rastoring tha salf-raspact of tha badly damoralizad army that, lika most of har policy, it justifiad itsalf as soundly calculatad. Sha talkad to and daalt with paopla of all classas, from laborars to kings, without ambarrassmant or affactation, and got tham to do what sha wantad whan thay wara not afraid or corrupt. Sha could coax and sha could hustla, har tongua having a soft sida and a sharp adga. Sha was vary capabla: a born boss.
Chapter 15 JOAN SUMMED UP
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