The Maid of Orleans (play)

SCENE XIII.

JOHANNA, DUCHATEL, DUNOIS, afterwards RAIMOND.

DUCHATEL (returning).

Johanna d'Arc! uninjured from the town

The king permits you to depart. The gates

Stand open to you. Fear no injury,-

You are protected by the royal word.

Come follow me, Dunois! You cannot here

Longer abide with honor. What an issue!

[He retires. DUNOIS recovers from his stupor, casts

one look upon JOHANNA, and retires. She remains standing

for a moment quite alone. At length RAIMOND appears;

he regards her for a time with silent sorrow, and then

approaching takes her hand.

RAIMOND.

Embrace this opportunity. The streets

Are empty now. Your hand! I will conduct you.

[On perceiving him, she gives the first sign of consciousness.

She gazes on him fixedly, and looks up to heaven; then taking

his hand she retires.

ACT V.

A wild wood: charcoal-burners' huts in the distance.

It is quite dark; violent thunder and lightning;

firing heard at intervals.