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THE CADET:   The matter?Nothing!'Tis my bloodboiling at the thought of the coming battle!

ANOTHER:   Poum; poumpoum。 。 。

DE GUICHE (turning round):   What's that?

THE CADET (slightly drunk):   Nothing!。 。 。'Tis a song!a little。 。 。

DE GUICHE:   You are merry; my friend!

THE CADET:   The approach of danger is intoxicating!

DE GUICHE (calling Carbon de Castel…Jaloux; to give him an order):   Captain!  I。 。 。 (He stops short on seeing him):   Plague take me! but you look bravely; too!

CARBON (crimson in the face; hiding a bottle behind his back; with an evasive movement):   Oh!。 。 。

DE GUICHE:   I have one cannon left; and have had it carried there (he points behind the scenes):   in that corner。 。 。Your men can use it in case of need。

A CADET (reeling slightly):   Charming attention!

ANOTHER (with a gracious smile):   Kind solicitude!

DE GUICHE:   How? they are all gone crazy? (Drily):  As you are not used to cannon; beware of the recoil。

FIRST CADET:   Pooh!

DE GUICHE (furious; going up to him):   But。 。 。

THE CADET:   Gascon cannons never recoil!

DE GUICHE (taking him by the arm and shaking him):   You are tipsy!but what with?

THE CADET (grandiloquently):   With the smell of powder!

DE GUICHE (shrugging his shoulders and pushing him away; then going quickly to Roxane):   Briefly; Madame; what decision do you deign to take?

ROXANE:   I stay here。

DE GUICHE:   You must fly!

ROXANE:   No! I will stay。

DE GUICHE:   Since things are thus; give me a musket; one of you!

CARBON:   Wherefore?

DE GUICHE:   Because I toomean to remain。

CYRANO:   At last!  This is true valor; Sir!

FIRST CADET:   Then you are Gascon after all; spite of your lace collar?

ROXANE:   What is all this?

DE GUICHE:   I leave no woman in peril。

SECOND CADET (to the first):   Hark you!  Think you not we might give him something to eat?

(All the viands reappear as if by magic。)

DE GUICHE (whose eyes sparkle):   Victuals!

THE THIRD CADET:   Yes; you'll see them coming from under every coat!

DE GUICHE (controlling himself; haughtily):   Do you think I will eat your leavings?

CYRANO (saluting him):   You make progress。

DE GUICHE (proudly; with a light touch of accent on the word 'breaking'):   I will fight without br…r…eaking my fast!

FIRST CADET (with wild delight):   Br…r…r…eaking!  He has got the accent!

DE GUICHE (laughing):   I?

THE CADET:   'Tis a Gascon!

(All begin to dance。)

CARBON DE CASTEL…JALOUX (who had disappeared behind the rampart; reappearing on the ridge):   I have drawn my pikemen up in line。  They are a resolute troop。

(He points to a row of pikes; the tops of which are seen over the ridge。)

DE GUICHE (bowing to Roxane):   Will you accept my hand; and accompany me while I review them?

(She takes it; and they go up toward the rampart。  All uncover and follow them。)

CHRISTIAN (going to Cyrano; eagerly):   Tell me quickly!

(As Roxane appears on the ridge; the tops of the lances disappear; lowered for the salute; and a shout is raised。  She bows。)

THE PIKEMEN (outside):   Vivat!

CHRISTIAN:   What is this secret?

CYRANO:   If Roxane should。 。 。

CHRISTIAN:   Should?。 。 。

CYRANO:   Speak of the letters?。 。 。

CHRISTIAN:   Yes; I know!。 。 。

CYRANO:   Do not spoil all by seeming surprised。 。 。

CHRISTIAN:   At what?

CYRANO:   I must explain to you!。 。 。Oh! 'tis no great matterI but thought of it to… day on seeing her。  You have。 。 。

CHRISTIAN:   Tell quickly!

CYRANO:   You have。 。 。written to her oftener than you think。 。 。

CHRISTIAN:   How so?

CYRANO:   Thus; 'faith!  I had taken it in hand to express your flame for you!。 。 。At times I wrote without saying; 'I am writing!'

CHRISTIAN:   Ah!。 。 。

CYRANO:   'Tis simple enough!

CHRISTIAN:   But how did you contrive; since we have been cut off; thus。 。 。to?。 。 。

CYRANO:   。 。 。Oh! before dawn。 。 。I was able to get through。 。 。

CHRISTIAN (folding his arms):   That was simple; too?  And how oft; pray you; have I written?。 。 。Twice in the week?。 。 。Three times?。 。 。Four?。 。 。

CYRANO:   More often still。

CHRISTIAN:   What!  Every day?

CYRANO:   Yes; every day;twice。

CHRISTIAN (violently):   And that became so mad a joy for you; that you braved death。 。 。

CYRANO (seeing Roxane returning):   Hush!  Not before her!

(He goes hurriedly into his tent。)



Scene 4。VIII。

Roxane; Christian。  In the distance cadets coming and going。  Carbon and De Guiche give orders。

ROXANE (running up to Christian):   Ah; Christian; at last!。 。 。

CHRISTIAN (taking her hands):   Now tell me why   Why; by these fearful paths so perilous   Across these ranks of ribald soldiery;   You have come?

ROXANE:   Love; your letters brought me here!

CHRISTIAN:   What say you?

ROXANE:   'Tis your fault if I ran risks!   Your letters turned my head!  Ah! all this month;   How many!and the last one ever bettered   The one that went before!

CHRISTIAN:   What!for a few   Inconsequent love…letters!

ROXANE:   Hold your peace!   Ah! you cannot conceive it!  Ever since   That night; when; in a voice all new to me;   Under my window you revealed your soul   Ah! ever since I have adored you!  Now   Your letters all this whole month long!meseemed   As if I heard that voice so tender; true;   Sheltering; close!  Thy fault; I say!  It drew me;   The voice o' th' night!  Oh! wise Penelope   Would ne'er have stayed to broider on her hearthstone;   If her Ulysses could have writ such letters!   But would have cast away her silken bobbins;   And fled to join him; mad for love as Helen!

CHRISTIAN:   But。 。 。

ROXANE:   I read; read againgrew faint for love;   I was thine utterly。  Each separate page   Was like a fluttering flower…petal; loosed   From your own soul; and wafted thus to mine。   Imprinted in each burning word was love   Sincere; all…powerful。 。 。

CHRISTIAN:   A love sincere!   Can that be felt; Roxane!

ROXANE:   Ay; that it can!

CHRISTIAN:   You come。 。 。?

ROXANE:   O; Christian; my true lord; I come   (Were I to throw myself; here; at your knees;   You would raise mebut 'tis my soul I lay   At your feetyou can raise it nevermore!)   I come to crave your pardon。  (Ay; 'tis time   To sue for pardon; now that death may come!)   For the insult done to you when; frivolous;   At first I loved you only for your face!

CHRISTIAN (horror…stricken):   Roxane!

ROXANE:   And later; loveless frivolous   Like a bird that spreads its wings; but can not fly   Arrested by your beauty; by your soul   Drawn closeI loved for both at once!

CHRISTIAN:   And now?

ROXANE:   Ah! you yourself have triumphed o'er yourself;   And now; I love you only for your soul!

CHRISTIAN (stepping backward):   Roxane!

ROXANE:   Be happy。  To be loved for beauty   A poor disguise that time so soon wears threadbare   Must be to noble soulsto souls aspiring   A torture。  Your dear thoughts have now effaced   That beauty that so won me at the outset。   Now I see clearerand I no more see it!

CHRISTIAN:   Oh!。 。 。

ROXANE:   You are doubtful of such victory?

CHRISTIAN (pained):   Roxane!

ROXANE:   I see you cannot yet believe it。   Such love。 。 。?

CHRISTIAN:   I do not ask such love as that!   I would be loved more simply; for。 。 。

ROXANE:   For that   Which they have all in turns loved in thee?   Shame!   Oh! be loved henceforth in a better way!

CHRISTIAN:   No! the first love was best!

ROXANE:   Ah! how you err!   'Tis now that I love bestlove well!  'Tis that   Which is thy true self; see!that I adore!   Were your brilliance dimmed。 。 。

CHRISTIAN:   Hush!

ROXANE:   I should love still!   Ay; if your beauty should to…day depart。 。 。

CHRISTIAN:   Say not so!

ROXANE:   Ay; I say it!

CHRISTIAN:   Ugly?  How?

ROXANE:   Ugly!  I swear I'd love you still!

CHRISTIAN:   My God!

ROXANE:   Are you content at last?

CHRISTIAN (in a choked voice):   Ay!。 。 。

ROXANE:   What is wrong?

CHRISTIAN (gently pushing her away):   Nothing。 。 。I have two words to say:one second。 。 。

ROXANE:   But?。 。 。

CHRISTIAN (pointing to the cadets):   Those poor fellows; shortly doomed to death;   My love deprives them of the sight of you:   Go;speak to themsmile on them ere they die!

ROXANE (deeply affected):   Dear Christian!。 。 。

(She goes up to the cadets; who respectfully crowd round her。)



Scene 4。IX。

Christian; Cyrano。  At back Roxane talking to Carbon and some cadets。

CHRISTIAN (calling toward Cyrano's tent):   Cyrano!

CYRANO (reappearing; fully armed):   What?  Why so pale?

CHRISTIAN:   She does not love me!

CYRANO:   What?

CHRISTIAN:   'Tis you she loves!

CYRANO:   No!

CHRISTIAN:   For she loves me only for my soul!

CYRANO:   Truly?

CHRISTIAN:   Yes!  Thusyou see; that soul is you;。 。 。   Therefore; 'tis you she loves!And youlove her!

CYRANO:   I?

CHRISTIAN:   Oh; I know it!

CYRANO:   Ay; 'tis true!

CHRISTIAN:   You love   To madness!

CYRANO:   Ay! and worse!

CHRISTIAN:   Then tell her so!

CYRANO:   No!

CHRISTIAN:   And why not?

CYRANO:   Look at my face!be answered!

CHRISTIAN:   She'd love mewere I ugly。

CYRANO:   Said she so?

CHRISTIAN:   Ay

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