cyrano de bergerac(伯吉拉克的赛拉诺)-第8章
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（Cyrano and Le Bret turn。 She comes timidly forward）： Sir； my heart
mislikes to know you fast。 （Showing the buffet）： See； all you need。
Serve yourself！
CYRANO （taking off his hat）： Gentle child； Although my
Gascon pride would else forbid To take the least bestowal from your
hands； My fear of wounding you outweighs that pride； And bids
accept。 。 。 （He goes to the buffet）： A trifle！。 。 。These few grapes。 （She
offers him the whole bunch。 He takes a few）： Nay； but this bunch！。 。 。
（She tries to give him wine； but he stops her）： A glass of water fair！。 。 。
And half a macaroon！
（He gives back the other half。）
LE BRET： What foolery！
THE BUFFET…GIRL： Take something else！
CYRANO： I take your hand to kiss。
（He kisses her hand as though she were a princess。）
THE BUFFET…GIRL： Thank you； kind Sir！ （She courtesies）：
Good…night。
（She goes out。）
SCENE 1。V。
Cyrano； Le Bret。
CYRANO （to Le Bret）： Now talkI listen。 （He stands at the buffet；
and placing before him first the macaroon）： Dinner！。 。 。 （then the
grapes）： Dessert！。 。 。 （then the glass of water）： Wine！。 。 。 （he seats
himself）： So！ And now to table！ Ah！ I was hungry； friend； nay；
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ravenous！ （eating）： You said？
LE BRET： These fops； would…be belligerent； Will； if you heed
them only； turn your head！。 。 。 Ask people of good sense if you would
know The effect of your fine insolence
CYRANO （finishing his macaroon）： Enormous！
LE BRET： The Cardinal。 。 。
CYRANO （radiant）： The Cardinalwas there？
LE BRET： Must have thought it。 。 。
CYRANO： Original； i' faith！
LE BRET： But。 。 。
CYRANO： He's an author。 'Twill not fail to please him That I
should mar a brother…author's play。
LE BRET： You make too many enemies by far！
CYRANO （eating his grapes）： How many think you I have made
to…night？
LE BRET： Forty； no less； not counting ladies。
CYRANO： Count！
LE BRET： Montfleury first； the bourgeois； then De Guiche； The
Viscount； Baro； the Academy。 。 。
CYRANO： Enough！ I am o'erjoyed！
LE BRET： But these strange ways； Where will they lead you； at
the end？ Explain Your systemcome！
CYRANO： I in a labyrinth Was losttoo many different paths to
choose； I took。 。 。
LE BRET： Which？
CYRANO： Oh！ by far the simplest path。 。 。 Decided to be
admirable in all！
LE BRET （shrugging his shoulders）： So be it！ But the motive of
your hate To Montfleurycome； tell me！
CYRANO （rising）： This Silenus； Big…bellied； coarse； still deems
himself a peril A danger to the love of lovely ladies； And； while he
sputters out his actor's part； 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）： How now？ What？ Can it be。 。 。？
CYRANO （laughing bitterly）： That I should love？。 。 。 （Changing his
tone； gravely）： I love。
LE BRET： And may I know？。 。 。You never said。 。 。
CYRANO： Come now； bethink you！。 。 。The fond hope to be
Beloved； e'en by some poor graceless lady； Is； by this nose of mine for
aye bereft me； This lengthy nose which； go where'er I will； Pokes
yet a quarter…mile ahead of me； But I may loveand who？ 'Tis Fate's
decree I love the fairesthow were't otherwise？
LE BRET： The fairest？。 。 。
CYRANO： Ay； the fairest of the world； Most brilliantmost
refinedmost golden…haired！
LE BRET： Who is this lady？
CYRANO： She's a danger mortal； All unsuspiciousfull of
charms unconscious； Like a sweet perfumed rosea snare of nature；
Within whose petals Cupid lurks in ambush！ He who has seen her smile
has known perfection； Instilling into trifles grace's essence；
Divinity in every careless gesture； Not Venus' self can mount her conch
blown sea…ward； As she can step into her chaise a porteurs； Nor
Dian fleet across the woods spring…flowered； Light as my Lady o'er the
stones of Paris！。 。 。
LE BRET： Sapristi！ all is clear！
CYRANO： As spiderwebs！
LE BRET： Your cousin； Madeleine Robin？
CYRANO： Roxane！
LE BRET： Well； but so much the better！ Tell her so！ She saw
your triumph here this very night！
CYRANO： Look well at methen tell me； with what hope This
vile protuberance can inspire my heart！ I do not lull me with illusions
yet At times I'm weak： in evening hours dim I enter some fair
pleasance； perfumed sweet； With my poor ugly devil of a nose I
scent spring's essencein the silver rays I see some knighta lady on
his arm； And think 'To saunter thus 'neath the moonshine； I were
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fain to have my lady； too； beside！' Thought soars to ecstasy。 。 。O sudden
fall！ The shadow of my profile on the wall！
LE BRET （tenderly）： My friend！。 。 。
CYRANO： My friend； at times 'tis hard； 'tis bitter； To feel my
lonelinessmy own ill…favor。 。 。
LE BRET （taking his hand）： You weep？
CYRANO： No； never！ Think； how vilely suited Adown this
nose a tear its passage tracing！ I never will； while of myself I'm master；
let the divinity of tearstheir beauty Be wedded to such common ugly
grossness。 Nothing more solemn than a tearsublimer； And I would
not by weeping turn to laughter The grave emotion that a tear
engenders！
LE BRET： Never be sad！ What's love？a chance of Fortune！
CYRANO （shaking his head）： Look I a Caesar to woo Cleopatra？
A Tito to aspire to Berenice？
LE BRET： Your courage and your wit！The little maid Who
offered you refreshment even now； Her eyes did not abhor youyou
saw well！
CYRANO （impressed）： True！
LE BRET： Well； how then？。 。 。I saw Roxane herself Was death…
pale as she watched the duel。
CYRANO： Pale？
LE BRET： Her heart； her fancy； are already caught！ Put it to th'
touch！
CYRANO： That she may mock my face？ That is the one thing
on this earth I fear！
THE PORTER （introducing some one to Cyrano）： Sir； some one
asks for you。 。 。
CYRANO （seeing the duenna）： God！ her duenna！
