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CHRISTIAN: She'd love mewere I ugly。
CYRANO: Said she so?
CHRISTIAN: Ay! in those words!
CYRANO: I'm glad she told you that! But pooh!believe it not! I am well pleased She thought to tell you。 Take it not for truth。 Never grow ugly:she'd reproach me then!
CHRISTIAN: That I intend discovering!
CYRANO: No! I beg!
CHRISTIAN: Ay! she shall choose between us!Tell her all!
CYRANO: No! no! I will not have it! Spare me this!
CHRISTIAN: Because my face is haply fair; shall I Destroy your happiness? 'Twere too unjust!
CYRANO: And I;because by Nature's freak I have The gift to sayall that perchance you feel。 Shall I be fatal to your happiness?
CHRISTIAN: Tell all!
CYRANO: It is ill done to tempt me thus!
CHRISTIAN: Too long I've borne about within myself A rival to myselfI'll make an end!
CYRANO: Christian!
CHRISTIAN: Or union; without witnesssecret Clandestinecan be easily dissolved If we survive。
CYRANO: My God!he still persists!
CHRISTIAN: I will be loved myselfor not at all! I'll go see what they dothere; at the end Of the post: speak to her; and then let her choose One of us two!
CYRANO: It will be you。
CHRISTIAN: Pray God! (He calls): Roxane!
CYRANO: No! no!
ROXANE (coming up quickly): What?
CHRISTIAN: Cyrano has things Important for your ear。 。 。
(She hastens to Cyrano。 Christian goes out。)
Scene 4。X。
Roxane; Cyrano。 Then Le Bret; Carbon de Castel…Jaloux; the cadets; Ragueneau; De Guiche; etc。
ROXANE: Important; how?
CYRANO (in despair。 to Roxane): He's gone! 'Tis naught!Oh; you know how he sees Importance in a trifle!
ROXANE (warmly): Did he doubt Of what I said?Ah; yes; I saw he doubted!
CYRANO (taking her hand): But are you sure you told him all the truth?
ROXANE: Yes; I would love him were he。 。 。
(She hesitates。)
CYRANO: Does that word Embarrass you before my face; Roxane?
ROXANE: I。 。 。
CYRANO (smiling sadly): 'Twill not hurt me! Say it! If he were Ugly!。 。 。
ROXANE: Yes; ugly! (Musket report outside): Hark! I hear a shot!
CYRANO (ardently): Hideous!
ROXANE: Hideous! yes!
CYRANO: Disfigured。
ROXANE: Ay!
CYRANO: Grotesque?
ROXANE: He could not be grotesque to me!
CYRANO: You'd love the same?。 。 。
ROXANE: The samenay; even more!
CYRANO (losing command over himselfaside): My God! it's true; perchance; love waits me there! (To Roxane): I。 。 。Roxane。 。 。listen。 。 。
LE BRET (entering hurriedlyto Cyrano): Cyrano!
CYRANO (turning round): What?
LE BRET: Hush!
(He whispers something to him。)
CYRANO (letting go Roxane's hand and exclaiming): Ah; God!
ROXANE: What is it?
CYRANO (to himselfstunned): All is over now。
(Renewed reports。)
ROXANE: What is the matter? Hark! another shot!
(She goes up to look outside。)
CYRANO: It is too late; now I can never tell!
ROXANE (trying to rush out): What has chanced?
CYRANO (rushing to stop her): Nothing!
(Some cadets enter; trying to hide something they are carrying; and close round it to prevent Roxane approaching。)
ROXANE: And those men? (Cyrano draws her away): What were you just about to say before。 。 。?
CYRANO: What was I saying? Nothing now; I swear! (Solemnly): I swear that Christian's soul; his nature; were。 。 。 (Hastily correcting himself): Nay; that they are; the noblest; greatest。 。 。
ROXANE: Were? (With a loud scream): Oh!
(She rushes up; pushing every one aside。)
CYRANO: All is over now!
ROXANE (seeing Christian lying on the ground; wrapped in his cloak): O Christian!
LE BRET (to Cyrano): Struck by first shot of the enemy!
(Roxane flings herself down by Christian。 Fresh reports of cannonclash of armsclamorbeating of drums。)
CARBON (with sword in the air): O come! Your muskets。
(Followed by the cadets; he passes to the other side of the ramparts。)
ROXANE: Christian!
THE VOICE OF CARBON (from the other side): Ho! make haste!
ROXANE: Christian!
CARBON: FORM LINE!
ROXANE: Christian!
CARBON: HANDLE YOUR MATCH!
(Ragueneau rushes up; bringing water in a helmet。)
CHRISTIAN (in a dying voice): Roxane!
CYRANO (quickly; whispering into Christian's ear; while Roxane distractedly tears a piece of linen from his breast; which she dips into the water; trying to stanch the bleeding): I told her all。 She loves you still。
(Christian closes his eyes。)
ROXANE: How; my sweet love?
CARBON: DRAW RAMRODS!
ROXANE (to Cyrano): He is not dead?
CARBON: OPEN YOUR CHARGES WITH YOUR TEETH!
ROXANE: His cheek Grows cold against my own!
CARBON: READY! PRESENT!
ROXANE (seeing a letter in Christian's doublet): A letter!。 。 。 'Tis for me!
(She opens it。)
CYRANO (aside): My letter!
CARBON: FIRE!
(Musket reportsshoutsnoise of battle。)
CYRANO (trying to disengage his hand; which Roxane on her knees is holding): But; Roxane; hark; they fight!
ROXANE (detaining him): Stay yet awhile。 For he is dead。 You knew him; you alone。 (Weeping quietly): Ah; was not his a beauteous soul; a soul Wondrous!
CYRANO (standing upbareheaded): Ay; Roxane。
ROXANE: An inspired poet?
CYRANO: Ay; Roxane。
ROXANE: And a mind sublime?
CYRANO: Oh; yes!
ROXANE: A heart too deep for common minds to plumb; A spirit subtle; charming?
CYRANO (firmly): Ay; Roxane。
ROXANE (flinging herself on the dead body): Dead; my love!
CYRANO (asidedrawing his sword): Ay; and let me die to…day; Since; all unconscious; she mourns mein him!
(Sounds of trumpets in the distance。)
DE GUICHE (appearing on the rampartsbareheadedwith a wound on his foreheadin a voice of thunder): It is the signal! Trumpet flourishes! The French bring the provisions into camp! Hold but the place awhile!
ROXANE: See; there is blood Upon the lettertears!
A VOICE (outsideshouting): Surrender!
VOICE OF CADETS: No!
RAGUENEAU (standing on the top of his carriage; watches the battle over the edge of the ramparts): The danger's ever greater!
CYRANO (to De Guichepointing to Roxane): I will charge! Take her away!
ROXANE (kissing the letterin a half…extinguished voice): O God! his tears! his blood!。 。 。
RAGUENEAU (jumping down from the carriage and rushing toward her): She's swooned away!
DE GUICHE (on the rampartto the cadetswith fury): Stand fast!
A VOICE (outside): Lay down your arms!
THE CADETS: No!
CYRANO (to De Guiche): Now that you have proved your valor; Sir; (Pointing to Roxane): Fly; and save her!
DE GUICHE (rushing to Roxane; and carrying her away in his arms): So be it! Gain but time; The victory's ours!
CYRANO: Good。 (Calling out to Roxane; whom De Guiche; aided by Ragueneau; is bearing away in a fainting condition): Farewell; Roxane!
(Tumult。 Shouts。 Cadets reappear; wounded; falling on the scene。 Cyrano; rushing to the battle; is stopped by Carbon de Castel…Jaloux; who is streaming with blood。)
CARBON: We are breaking! I am woundedwounded twice!
CYRANO (shouting to the Gascons): GASCONS! HO; GASCONS! NEVER TURN YOUR BACKS! (To Carbon; whom he is supporting): Have no fear! I have two deaths to avenge: My friend who's slain;and my dead happiness! (They come down; Cyrano brandishing the lance to which is attached Roxane's handkerchief): Float there! laced kerchief broidered with her name! (He sticks it in the ground and shouts to the cadets): FALL ON THEM; GASCONS! CRUSH THEM! (To the fifer): Fifer; play!
(The fife plays。 The wounded try to rise。 Some cadets; falling one over the other down the slope; group themselves round Cyrano and the little flag。 The carriage is crowded with men inside and outside; and; bristling with arquebuses; is turned into a fortress。)
A CADET (appearing on the crest; beaten backward; but still fighting; cries): They're climbing the redoubt! (and falls dead。)
CYRANO: Let us salute them! (The rampart is covered instantly by a formidable row of enemies。 The standards of the Imperialists are raised): Fire!
(General discharge。)
A CRY IN THE ENEMY'S RANKS: Fire!
(A deadly answering volley。 The cadets fall on all sides。)
A SPANISH OFFICER (uncovering): Who are these men who rush on death?
CYRANO (reciting; erect; amid a storm of bullets): The bold Cadets of Gascony; Of Carbon of Castel…Jaloux! Brawling; swaggering boastfully; (He rushes forward; followed by a few survivors): The bold Cadets。 。 。
(His voice is drowned in the battle。)
Curtain。
Act V。
Cyrano's Gazette。
Fifteen years later; in 1655。 Park of the Sisters of the Holy Cross in Paris。 Magnificent trees。 On the left the house: broad steps on to which open several doors。 An enormous plane tree in the middle of the stage; standing alone。 On the right; among big boxwood trees; a semicircular stone bench。
The whole background of the stage is crossed by an alley of chestnut trees leading on the right hand to the door of a chapel seen through the branches。 Through the double row of trees of this alley a