

What would the great Charlemagne say, could he see us now? What would even St.


Sir Guy de Laval looked full in our faces as he spoke these words, and what could one reply? Ah me!-those were sad and sorrowful days for France-and for those who thought upon the bygone glories of the past, when she was mistress of herself, held high her head, and was a power with hostile nations. The days of miracles are past and gone! What future is there for hapless France? She lies in the dust. A Heroine of France: The Story of Joan of Arcīy Evelyn Everett-Green HOW I FIRST HEARD OF THE MAID
