![]() ![]() ![]() Charles is pleased to report that Joan forced him to become a man he is now Charles the Victorious, and furthermore, just today, Joan has been vindicated and her judges have been condemned. She assures Charles that he is dreaming, and she wants to know what has happened in the last twenty-five years. The king again rings for his servant, but the candles go out, and in a flash of lightening, a silhouette is seen and the voice of Joan is heard. so, let The Maid rest." Ladvenu, shocked at this attitude, hastily retreats. Furthermore, he points out that were Joan to return, "they would burn her again within six months. Likewise, her judges have been declared "full of corruption, cozenage, fraud, and malice." Charles, however, is not interested in The Maid, but only in removing the troublesome rumor that he was crowned by a witch and a heretic. Now he announces that twenty-five years later, at the court of inquiry for rehabilitation, Joan has been declared innocent of all charges for which she was burned as a heretic. Charles (the former Dauphin) puts aside his book, rings for his servant, and Ladvenu enters, carrying the same cross which he held when The Maid perished at the stake. The setting in this scene is King Charles' bedchamber, twenty-five years after the last scene. ![]()
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