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THE CROWD ��presses round Cyrano。 Chorus of���此 �Compliments� �
Bravo� �Let me congratulate� � 。 。Quite unsurpassed� � 。 。
A WOMAN'S VOICE�此 �There is a hero for you� � 。 。
A MUSKETEER ��advancing to Cyrano with outstretched hand���此 �Sir�察�
permit�察 �Naught could be finerI'm a judge I think�察�I stamped�察 �i'
faith��to show my admiration� �
��He goes away。��
CYRANO ��to Cuigy���此 �Who is that gentleman�拭�
CUIGY�此 �WhyD'Artagnan� �
LE BRET ��to Cyrano�察�taking his arm���此 �A word with you� � 。 。
CYRANO�此 �Wait�察 �let the rabble go� � 。 。 ��To Bellerose���此�May I
stay�拭�
BELLEROSE ��respectfully���此 �Without doubt� �
��Cries are heard outside。��
JODELET ��who has looked out���此 �They hoot Montfleury� �
BELLEROSE ��solemnly���此 �Sic transit� � 。 。 ��To the porters���此�
Sweepclose all�察 �but leave the lights。 We sup�察 �but later on we must
return�察 �For a rehearsal of to´morrow's farce。
��Jodelet and Bellerose go out�察�bowing low to Cyrano。��
THE PORTER ��to Cyrano���此 �You do not dine�察�Sir�拭�
CYRANO�此 �No。
��The porter goes out。��
LE BRET�此 �Because�拭�
CYRANO ��proudly���此 �Because。 。 。 ��Changing his tone as the porter
goes away���此 �I have no money� � 。 。
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LE BRET ��with the action of throwing a bag���此 �How� �The bag of
crowns�拭� 。 。
CYRANO�此 �Paternal bounty�察�in a day�察�thou'rt sped� �
LE BRET�此 �How live the next month�拭� 。 。
CYRANO�此 �I have nothing left。
LE BRET�此 �Folly� �
CYRANO�此 �But what a graceful action� �Think� �
THE BUFFET´GIRL ��coughing�察 �behind her counter���此 �Hum� �
��Cyrano and Le Bret turn。 She comes timidly forward���此 �Sir�察�my heart
mislikes to know you fast。 ��Showing the buffet���此 �See�察�all you need。
Serve yourself� �
CYRANO ��taking off his hat���此 �Gentle child�察 �Although my
Gascon pride would else forbid To take the least bestowal from your
hands�察 �My fear of wounding you outweighs that pride�察 �And bids
accept。 。 。 ��He goes to the buffet���此 �A trifle� � 。 。These few grapes。 ��She
offers him the whole bunch。 He takes a few���此 �Nay�察�but this bunch� � 。 。
��She tries to give him wine�察�but he stops her���此 �A glass of water fair� � 。 。
And half a macaroon� �
��He gives back the other half。��
LE BRET�此 �What foolery� �
THE BUFFET´GIRL�此 �Take something else� �
CYRANO�此 �I take your hand to kiss。
��He kisses her hand as though she were a princess。��
THE BUFFET´GIRL�此 �Thank you�察 �kind Sir� 。�She courtesies���此�
Good´night。
��She goes out。��
SCENE 1。V。
Cyrano�察�Le Bret。
CYRANO ��to Le Bret���此 �Now talkI listen。 ��He stands at the buffet�察�
and placing before him first the macaroon���此 �Dinner� � 。 。 ��then the
grapes���此 �Dessert� � 。 。 ��then the glass of water���此�Wine� � 。 。 ��he seats
himself���此 �So� �And now to table� �Ah� �I was hungry�察 �friend�察�nay�察�
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ravenous� 。�eating���此 �You said�拭�
LE BRET�此 �These fops�察�would´be belligerent�察 �Will�察�if you heed
them only�察�turn your head� � 。 。 Ask people of good sense if you would
know The effect of your fine insolence
CYRANO ��finishing his macaroon���此 �Enormous� �
LE BRET�此 �The Cardinal。 。 。
CYRANO ��radiant���此 �The Cardinalwas there�拭�
LE BRET�此 �Must have thought it。 。 。
CYRANO�此 �Original�察�i' faith� �
LE BRET�此 �But。 。 。
CYRANO�此 �He's an author。 'Twill not fail to please him That I
should mar a brother´author's play。
LE BRET�此 �You make too many enemies by far� �
CYRANO ��eating his grapes���此 �How many think you I have made
to´night�拭�
LE BRET�此 �Forty�察�no less�察�not counting ladies。
CYRANO�此 �Count� �
LE BRET�此 �Montfleury first�察�the bourgeois�察�then De Guiche�察 �The
Viscount�察�Baro�察�the Academy。 。 。
CYRANO�此 �Enough� �I am o'erjoyed� �
LE BRET�此 �But these strange ways�察 �Where will they lead you�察�at
the end�拭 �Explain Your systemcome� �
CYRANO�此 �I in a labyrinth Was losttoo many different paths to
choose�察 �I took。 。 。
LE BRET�此 �Which�拭�
CYRANO�此 �Oh� �by far the simplest path。 。 。 Decided to be
admirable in all� �
LE BRET ��shrugging his shoulders���此 �So be it� �But the motive of
your hate To Montfleurycome�察�tell me� �
CYRANO ��rising���此 �This Silenus�察 �Big´bellied�察�coarse�察�still deems
himself a peril A danger to the love of lovely ladies�察 �And�察�while he
sputters out his actor's part�察 �Makes sheep's eyes at their boxes
goggling frog� �I hate him since the evening he presumed To raise his
eyes to hers。 。 。Meseemed I saw A slug crawl slavering o'er a flower's
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petals� �
LE BRET ��stupefied���此 �How now�拭 �What�拭 �Can it be。 。 。�拭�
CYRANO ��laughing bitterly���此 �That I should love�拭� 。 。 ��Changing his
tone�察�gravely���此 �I love。
LE BRET�此 �And may I know�拭� 。 。You never said。 。 。
CYRANO�此 �Come now�察 �bethink you� � 。 。The fond hope to be
Beloved�察�e'en by some poor graceless lady�察 �Is�察�by this nose of mine for
aye bereft me�察 �This lengthy nose which�察�go where'er I will�察 �Pokes
yet a quarter´mile ahead of me�察 �But I may loveand who�拭 �'Tis Fate's
decree I love the fairesthow were't otherwise�拭�
LE BRET�此 �The fairest�拭� 。 。
CYRANO�此 �Ay�察 �the fairest of the world�察 �Most brilliantmost
refinedmost golden´haired� �
LE BRET�此 �Who is this lady�拭�
CYRANO�此 �She's a danger mortal�察 �All unsuspiciousfull of
charms unconscious�察 �Like a sweet perfumed rosea snare of nature�察�
Within whose petals Cupid lurks in ambush� �He who has seen her smile
has known perfection�察 �Instilling into trifles grace's essence�察�
Divinity in every careless gesture�察 �Not Venus' self can mount her conch
blown sea´ward�察 �As she can step into her chaise a porteurs�察�Nor
Dian fleet across the woods spring´flowered�察 �Light as my Lady o'er the
stones of Paris� � 。 。
LE BRET�此 �Sapristi� �all is clear� �
CYRANO�此 �As spiderwebs� �
LE BRET�此 �Your cousin�察�Madeleine Robin�拭�
CYRANO�此 �Roxane� �
LE BRET�此 �Well�察�but so much the better� �Tell her so� �She saw
your triumph here this very night� �
CYRANO�此 �Look well at methen tell me�察�with what hope This
vile protuberance can inspire my heart� �I do not lull me with illusions
yet At times I'm weak�此 �in evening hours dim I enter some fair
pleasance�察 �perfumed sweet�察 �With my poor ugly devil of a nose I
scent spring's essencein the silver rays I see some knighta lady on
his arm�察 �And think 'To saunter thus 'neath the moonshine�察 �I were
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fain to have my lady�察�too�察�beside��' Thought soars to ecstasy。 。 。O sudden
fall� �The shadow of my profile on the wall� �
LE BRET ��tenderly���此 �My friend� � 。 。
CYRANO�此 �My friend�察 �at times 'tis hard�察 �'tis bitter�察�To feel my
lonelinessmy own ill´favor。 。 。
LE BRET ��taking his hand���此 �You weep�拭�
CYRANO�此 �No�察 �never� �Think�察 �how vilely suited Adown this
nose a tear its passage tracing� �I never will�察�while of myself I'm master�察�
let the divinity of tearstheir beauty Be wedded to such common ugly
grossness。 Nothing more solemn than a tearsublimer�察 �And I would
not by weeping turn to laughter The grave emotion