cyrano de bergerac(伯吉拉克的赛拉诺)-第17章
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CHRISTIAN： And she has told you。 。 。？
CYRANO： All！
CHRISTIAN： She loves me？ say！
CYRANO： Maybe！
CHRISTIAN （taking his hands）： How glad I am to meet you； Sir！
CYRANO： That may be called a sudden sentiment！
CHRISTIAN： I ask your pardon。 。 。
CYRANO （looking at him； with his hand on his shoulder）： True；
he's fair； the villain！
CHRISTIAN： Ah； Sir！ If you but knew my admiration！。 。 。
CYRANO： But all those noses？。 。 。
CHRISTIAN： Oh！ I take them back！
CYRANO： Roxane expects a letter。
CHRISTIAN： Woe the day！
CYRANO： How？
CHRISTIAN： I am lost if I but ope my lips！
CYRANO： Why so？
CHRISTIAN： I am a foolcould die for shame！
CYRANO： None is a fool who knows himself a fool。 And you
did not attack me like a fool。 CHRISTIAN： Bah！ One finds battle…
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cry to lead th' assault！ I have a certain military wit； But； before
women； can but hold my tongue。 Their eyes！ True； when I pass； their
eyes are kind。 。 。
CYRANO： And； when you stay； their hearts； methinks； are kinder？
CHRISTIAN： No！ for I am one of those mentongue…tied； I
know itwho can never tell their love。
CYRANO： And I； meseems； had Nature been more kind； More
careful； when she fashioned me；had been One of those men who well
could speak their love！
CHRISTIAN： Oh； to express one's thoughts with facile grace！。 。 。
CYRANO： 。 。 。To be a musketeer； with handsome face！
CHRISTIAN： Roxane is precieuse。 I'm sure to prove A
disappointment to her！
CYRANO （looking at him）： Had I but Such an interpreter to
speak my soul！
CHRISTIAN （with despair）： Eloquence！ Where to find it？
CYRANO （abruptly）： That I lend； If you lend me your
handsome victor…charms； Blended； we make a hero of romance！
CHRISTIAN： How so？
CYRANO： Think you you can repeat what things I daily teach
your tongue？
CHRISTIAN： What do you mean？
CYRANO： Roxane shall never have a disillusion！ Say； wilt thou
that we woo her； double…handed？ Wilt thou that we two woo her； both
together？ Feel'st thou； passing from my leather doublet； Through thy
laced doublet； all my soul inspiring？
CHRISTIAN： But； Cyrano！。 。 。
CYRANO： Will you； I say？
CHRISTIAN： I fear！
CYRANO： Since； by yourself； you fear to chill her heart； Will
youto kindle all her heart to flame Wed into one my phrases and
your lips？
CHRISTIAN： Your eyes flash！
CYRANO： Will you？
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CHRISTIAN： Will it please you so？ Give you such pleasure？
CYRANO （madly）： It！。 。 。 （Then calmly； business…like）： It would
amuse me！ It is an enterprise to tempt a poet。 Will you complete me；
and let me complete you？ You march victorious；I go in your shadow；
Let me be wit for you； be you my beauty！
CHRISTIAN： The letter； that she waits for even now！ I never
can。 。 。
CYRANO （taking out the letter he had written）： See！ Here it is
your letter！
CHRISTIAN： What？
CYRANO： Take it！ Look； it wants but the address。
CHRISTIAN： But I。 。 。
CYRANO： Fear nothing。 Send it。 It will suit。
CHRISTIAN： But have you。 。 。？
CYRANO： Oh！ We have our pockets full； We poets； of love…
letters； writ to Chloes； Daphnescreations of our noddle…heads。 Our
lady…loves；phantasms of our brains； Dream…fancies blown into soap…
bubbles！ Come！ Take it； and change feigned love…words into true；
I breathed my sighs and moans haphazard…wise； Call all these
wandering love…birds home to nest。 You'll see that I was in these
lettered lines； Eloquent all the more； the less sincere！ Take it； and
make an end！
CHRISTIAN： Were it not well To change some words？
Written haphazard…wise； Will it fit Roxane？
CYRANO： 'Twill fit like a glove！
CHRISTIAN： But。 。 。
CYRANO： Ah； credulity of love！ Roxane Will think each
word inspired by herself！
CHRISTIAN： My friend！
（He throws himself into Cyrano's arms。 They remain thus。）
SCENE 2。XI。
Cyrano； Christian； the Gascons； the musketeer； Lise。
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A CADET （half opening the door）： Naught here！。 。 。The silence of
the grave！ I dare not look。 。 。 （He puts his head in）： Why？。 。 。
ALL THE CADETS （entering； and seeing Cyrano and Christian
embracing）： Oh！。 。 。
A CADET： This passes all！
（Consternation。）
THE MUSKETEER （mockingly）： Ho； ho！。 。 。
CARBON： Our demon has become a saint？ Struck on one
nostrillo！ he turns the other！
MUSKETEER： Then we may speak about his nose； henceforth！。 。 。
（Calling to Lise； boastfully）： Ah； Lise； see here！ （Sniffing
ostentatiously）： O heavens！。 。 。what a stink！。 。 。 （Going up to Cyrano）：
You； sir； without a doubt have sniffed it up！ What is the smell I notice
here？
CYRANO （cuffing his head）： Clove…heads。
（General delight。 The cadets have found the old Cyrano again！
They turn somersaults。）
Curtain。
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ACT III。
Roxane's Kiss。
A small square in the old Marais。 Old houses。 A perspective of
little streets。 On the right Roxane's house and the wall of her garden
overhung with thick foliage。 Window and balcony over the door。 A
bench in front。
From the bench and the stones jutting out of the wall it is easy to climb
to the balcony。 In front of an old house in the same style of brick and
stone。 The knocker of this door is bandaged with linen like a sore thumb。
At the rising of the curtain the duenna is seated on the bench。
The window on Roxane's balcony is wide open。
Ragueneau is standing near the door in a sort of livery。 He has just
finished relating something to the duenna； and is wiping his eyes。
SCENE 3。I。
Ragueneau； the duenna。 Then Roxane； Cyrano； and two pages。
RAGUENEAU： And then； off she went； with a musketeer！
Deserted and ruined too； I would make an end of all； and so hanged myself。
My last breath was drawn： then in comes Monsieur de Bergerac！ He
cuts me down； and begs his cousin to take me for her steward。
THE DUENNA： Well； but how came it about that you
