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But at last she convinced him . He gave her a horse and arms and sent her to the king . She saved France . '' At the rustic inn Pierre ate thick slices of dark bread and drank a stoup of thin red wine at noon . He sat at a bare table in the corner of the room . Behind him , at a table covered with a white cloth , two captains on furlough had already made their breakfast . They also were pilgrims , drawn to Domremy by the love of Jeanne d'Arc .