The night before the big battle between the French and the English, the Constable, the Duke of Orleans, and the Dauphin (who is there against his father's wishes) discuss the coming battle. They all brag about their horses and their armor, and the conversation quickly turns to their mistress and the Dauphin's horse.
After the Dauphin retires, the three others talk about the Dauphin's bravery and if he will fight. A messenger comes to tell them that the English are just 1,500 paces off from the French campsite. The three think it is amusing that the English are going to attempt to fight them in their weakened state. They begin making plans for what they will do with all their English prisoners of war.
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