Thecomparativeobscurityinwhichshemusthaveremainedfortherestofherlife，otherwisequiteinexplicableonanyhypothesisofhersurvival，isinharmonywiththeabove-givenexplanation。
TheingratitudeofKingCharlestowardstheheroinewhohadwonhimhiscrownisthesubjectofcommonhistoricalremark。M。
Walloninsistsuponthecircumstancethat，afterhercaptureatCompiegne，noattemptsweremadebytheFrenchCourttoransomherortoliberateherbyaboldcoupdemain。Andwhen，atRouen，sheappealedinthenameoftheChurchtothePopetograntherafairtrial，notasingleletterwaswrittenbytheArchbishopofRheims，HighChancellorofFrance，tohissuffragan，theBishopofBeauvais，demandingcognizanceoftheproceedings。NordidtheKingmakeanyappealtothePope，topreventtheconsummationofthejudicialmurder。TheMaidwasdeliberatelylefttoherfate。Itisuponherenemiesatcourt，LaTremouilleandRegnaultdeChartres，thatwemustlaypartoftheblameforthiswickednegligence。ButitisalsoprobablethattheKing，andespeciallyhisclericaladvisers，wereattimesalmostdisposedtoacquiesceinthetheoryofJeanne’switchcraft。Admireherastheymight，theycouldnothelpfeelingthatinherwholebehaviourtherewassomethinguncanny；and，afterhavingreapedthebenefitsofherassistance，theywerecontenttolethershiftforherself。ThisaffordstheclewtotheKing’sinconsistencies。ItmaybethoughtsufficienttoexplainthefactthatJeanneissaidtohavereceivedpublictestimonialsatOrleans，whilewehavenoreasontosupposethatshevisitedParis。ItmayhelptodisposeoftheobjectionthatshevirtuallydisappearsfromhistoryafterthedateofthetragedyatRouen。
Nevertheless，thislastobjectionisaweightyone，andcannoteasilybegotridof。Itappearstomeutterlyincrediblethat，ifJeanned’Archadreallysurvived，weshouldfindnofurthermentionofherthansuchashaplyoccursinoneortwotown-recordsanddilapidatedaccount-books。Ifshewasalivein1436，andcorrespondingwiththeKing，someofherfriendsatcourtmusthavegotaninklingofthetruestateofthings。Whydidtheynotparadetheirknowledge，tothemanifestdiscomfitureofLaTremouilleandhiscompany？OrwhydidnotPierreduLiscauseittobeproclaimedthattheEnglishwereliars，hissisterbeingsafelyhousedinMetz？
Inthemereinterestsofhistoricalcriticism，wehavesaidallthatwecouldinbehalfofMr。Delepierre’shypothesis。Butastothefactsuponwhichitrests，wemayremark，inthefirstplace，thatthesurnameArcor“Bow“wasnotuncommoninthosedays，whiletheChristiannameJeannewasandnowistheverycommonestofFrenchnames。TheremighthavebeenahundredJeanned’Arcs，alldefinableaspucelleormaid，justaswesay“spinster“:weevenreadofoneinthetimeoftheRevolution。Wehave，therefore，nodoubtthatRobertdesHermoisesmarriedaJeanned’Arc，whomayalsohavebeenamaidofOrleans；butthisdoesnotprovehertohavebeenthehistoricJeanne。Secondly，astothecoveringoftheface，wemaymentionthefact，hithertowithheld，thatitwasbynomeansanuncommoncircumstance:thevictimsoftheSpanishInquisitionwereusuallyledtothestakewithveiledfaces。Thirdly，thephrase“jusquesasonabsentement“ishopelesslyambiguous，andmayaswellrefertoPierreduLishimselfastohissister。