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cyrano de bergerac-第20部分

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Scene 5。I。

Mother Marguerite; Sister Martha; Sister Claire; other sisters。

SISTER MARTHA (to Mother Marguerite):   Sister Claire glanced in the mirror; oncenay; twice; to see if her coif suited。

MOTHER MARGUERITE (to Sister Claire):   'Tis not well。

SISTER CLAIRE:   But I saw Sister Martha take a plum   Out of the tart。

MOTHER MARGUERITE (to Sister Martha):   That was ill done; my sister。

SISTER CLAIRE:   A little glance!

SISTER MARTHA:   And such a little plum!

MOTHER MARGUERITE:   I shall tell this to Monsieur Cyrano。

SISTER CLAIRE:   Nay; prithee do not!he will mock!

SISTER MARTHA:   He'll say we nuns are vain!

SISTER CLAIRE:   And greedy!

MOTHER MARGUERITE (smiling):   Ay; and kind!

SISTER CLAIRE:   Is it not true; pray; Mother Marguerite;   That he has come; each week; on Saturday   For ten years; to the convent?

MOTHER MARGUERITE:   Ay! and more!   Ever sincefourteen years agothe day   His cousin brought here; 'midst our woolen coifs;   The worldly mourning of her widow's veil;   Like a blackbird's wing among the convent doves!

SISTER MARTHA:   He only has the skill to turn her mind   From griefunsoftened yet by Timeunhealed!

ALL THE SISTERS:   He is so droll!It's cheerful when he comes!   He teases us!But we all like him well!   We make him pasties of angelica!

SISTER MARTHA:   But; he is not a faithful Catholic!

SISTER CLAIRE:   We will convert him!

THE SISTERS:   Yes!  Yes!

MOTHER MARGUERITE:   I forbid;   My daughters; you attempt that subject。  Nay;   Weary him nothe might less oft come here!

SISTER MARTHA:   But。 。 。God。 。 。

MOTHER MARGUERITE:   Nay; never fear!  God knows him well!

SISTER MARTHA:   Butevery Saturday; when he arrives;   He tells me; 'Sister; I eat meat on Friday!'

MOTHER MARGUERITE:   Ah! says he so?  Well; the last time he came   Food had not passed his lips for two whole days!

SISTER MARTHA:   Mother!

MOTHER MARGUERITE:   He's poor。

SISTER MARTHA:   Who told you so; dear Mother?

MOTHER MARGUERITE:   Monsieur Le Bret。

SISTER MARTHA:   None help him?

MOTHER MARGUERITE:   He permits not。 (In an alley at the back Roxane appears; dressed in black; with a widow's coif and veil。  De Guiche; imposing…looking and visibly aged; walks by her side。  They saunter slowly。  Mother Marguerite rises):   'Tis time we go in; Madame Madeleine   Walks in the garden with a visitor。

SISTER MARTHA (to Sister Claire; in a low voice):   The Marshal of Grammont?

SISTER CLAIRE (looking at him):   'Tis he; I think。

SISTER MARTHA:   'Tis many months now since he came to see her。

THE SISTERS:   He is so busy!The Court;the camp!。 。 。

SISTER CLAIRE:   The world!

(They go out。  De Guiche and Roxane come forward in silence; and stop close to the embroidery frame。)



Scene 5。II。

Roxane; the Duke de Grammont; formerly Count de Guiche。  Then Le Bret and Ragueneau。

THE DUKE:   And you stay here stillever vainly fair;   Ever in weeds?

ROXANE:   Ever。

THE DUKE:   Still faithful?

ROXANE:   Still。

THE DUKE (after a pause):   Am I forgiven?

ROXANE:   Ay; since I am here。

(Another pause。)

THE DUKE:   His was a soul; you say?。 。 。

ROXANE:   Ah!when you knew him!

THE DUKE:   Ah; may be!。 。 。I; perchance; too little knew him!   。 。 。And his last letter; ever next your heart?

ROXANE:   Hung from this chain; a gentle scapulary。

THE DUKE:   And; dead; you love him still?

ROXANE:   At times;meseems   He is but partly deadour hearts still speak;   As if his love; still living; wrapped me round!

THE DUKE (after another pause):   Cyrano comes to see you?

ROXANE:   Often; ay。   Dear; kind old friend!  We call him my 'Gazette。'   He never fails to come:  beneath this tree   They place his chair; if it be fine:I wait;   I broider;the clock strikes;at the last stroke   I hear;for now I never turn to look   Too sure to hear his cane tap down the steps;   He seats himself:with gentle raillery   He mocks my tapestry that's never done;   He tells me all the gossip of the week。 。 。 (Le Bret appears on the steps):   Why; here's Le Bret! (Le Bret descends):   How goes it with our friend?

LE BRET:   Ill!very ill。

THE DUKE:   How?

ROXANE (to the Duke):   He exaggerates!

LE BRET:   All that I prophesied:  desertion; want!。 。 。   His letters now make him fresh enemies!   Attacking the sham nobles; sham devout;   Sham brave;the thieving authors;all the world!

ROXANE:   Ah! but his sword still holds them all in check;   None get the better of him。

THE DUKE (shaking his head):   Time will show!

LE BRET:   Ah; but I fear for himnot man's attack;   Solitudehungercold December days;   That wolf…like steal into his chamber drear:   Lo! the assassins that I fear for him!   Each day he tightens by one hole his belt:   That poor nosetinted like old ivory:   He has retained one shabby suit of serge。

THE DUKE:   Ay; there is one who has no prize of Fortune!   Yet is not to be pitied!

LE BRET (with a bitter smile):   My Lord Marshal!。 。 。

THE DUKE:   Pity him not!  He has lived out his vows;   Free in his thoughts; as in his actions free!

LE BRET (in the same tone):   My Lord!。 。 。

THE DUKE (haughtily):   True!  I have all; and he has naught;。 。 。   Yet I were proud to take his hand! (Bowing to Roxane):   Adieu!

ROXANE:   I go with you。

(The Duke bows to Le Bret; and goes with Roxane toward the steps。)

THE DUKE (pausing; while she goes up):   Ay; true;I envy him。   Look you; when life is brimful of success   Though the past hold no action foulone feels   A thousand self…disgusts; of which the sum   Is not remorse; but a dim; vague unrest;   And; as one mounts the steps of worldly fame;   The Duke's furred mantles trail within their folds   A sound of dead illusions; vain regrets;   A rustlescarce a whisperlike as when;   Mounting the terrace steps; by your mourning robe   Sweeps in its train the dying autumn leaves。

ROXANE (ironically):   You are pensive?

THE DUKE:   True!  I am! (As he is going out; suddenly):   Monsieur Le Bret! (To Roxane):   A word; with your permission? (He goes to Le Bret; and in a low voice):   True; that none   Dare to attack your friend;but many hate him;   Yesterday; at the Queen's card…play; 'twas said   'That Cyrano may dieby accident!'   Let him stay inbe prudent!

LE BRET (raising his arms to heaven):   Prudent!  He!。 。 。   He's coming here。  I'll warn himbut!。 。 。

ROXANE (who has stayed on the steps; to a sister who comes toward her):   What is it?

THE SISTER:   Ragueneau would see you; Madame。

ROXANE:   Let him come。 (To the Duke and Le Bret):   He comes to tell his troubles。  Having been   An author (save the mark!)poor fellownow   By turns he's singer。 。 。

LE BRET:   Bathing…man。 。 。

ROXANE:   Then actor。 。 。

LE BRET:   Beadle。 。 。

ROXANE:   Wig…maker。 。 。

LE BRET:   Teacher of the lute。 。 。

ROXANE:   What will he be to…day; by chance?

RAGUENEAU (entering hurriedly):   Ah!  Madame! (He sees Le Bret):   Ah! you here; Sir!

ROXANE (smiling):   Tell all your miseries   To him; I will return anon。

RAGUENEAU:   But; Madame。 。 。

(Roxane goes out with the Duke。  Ragueneau goes toward Le Bret。)



Scene 5。III。

Le Bret; Ragueneau。

RAGUENEAU:   Since you are here; 'tis best she should not know!   I was going to your friend just nowwas but   A few steps from the house; when I saw him   Go out。  I hurried to him。  Saw him turn   The corner。 。 。suddenly; from out a window   Where he was passingwas it chance?。 。 。may be!   A lackey let fall a large piece of wood。

LE BRET:   Cowards!  O Cyrano!

RAGUENEAU:   I ranI saw。 。 。

LE BRET:   'Tis hideous!

RAGUENEAU:   Saw our poet; Sirour friend   Struck to the grounda large wound in his head!

LE BRET:   He's dead?

RAGUENEAU:   NobutI bore him to his room。 。 。   Ah! his room!  What a thing to see!that garret!

LE BRET:   He suffers?

RAGUENEAU:   No; his consciousness has flown。

LE BRET:   Saw you a doctor?

RAGUENEAU:   One was kindhe came。

LE BRET:   My poor Cyrano!We must not tell this   To Roxane suddenly。What said this leech?

RAGUENEAU:   Said;what; I know notfever; meningitis!   Ah! could you see himall his head bound up!   But let us haste!There's no one by his bed!   And if he try to rise; Sir; he might die!

LE BRET (dragging him toward the right):   Come!  Through the chapel!  'Tis the quickest way!

ROXANE (appearing on the steps; and seeing Le Bret go away by the colonnade leading to the chapel door):   Monsieur le Bret! (Le Bret and Ragueneau disappear without answering):   Le Bret goeswhen I call! 'Tis some new trouble of good Ragueneau's。

(She descends the steps。)



Scene 5。IV。

Roxane alone。  Two sisters; for a moment。

ROXANE:   Ah! what a beauty in September's close!   My sorrow's eased。  April's joy dazzled it;   But autumn wins it with her dying calm。 (She seats herself at the embroidery frame。  Two sisters come out of the house; and bring a large armchair under the tree):   There comes the famous armchair where he sits;   Dear faithful friend!

SISTER MARTHA:   It is the parlor's best!

ROXANE:   Thanks; sister。 (The sisters go):   He'll be here now。 (She seats herself。  A clock strikes):   The hour strikes。   My silks?Why; now; the hour's struck!   How strange   To be behind his time; at last; to…day!   Perhaps the portresswhere's my thimble?。 。 。   Here!Is preaching to him。 (A pause):   Yes; she must be preaching!   Surely he must come soon!Ah; a dead leaf! (She brushes off the leaf from her work):   Nothing; besides; couldscissors?In my bag!   Could hinder him。 。 。

A SISTER (coming to the steps):   Monsieur de Bergerac。



Scene 5。V。

Roxane; Cyrano and; for a moment; Sister Martha。

ROXANE (without turning round):   What was I saying?。 。 。 (She embroiders。  Cyrano; very pale; his hat pulled down over his eyes; appears。  The sister who had announced him retires。  He descends the steps slowly; with a visible difficulty in holding himself upright; bearing heavily on his cane。  Roxane still works at her tapestry):   Time has dimmed the tints。 。 。   How harmonize them now? (To Cyrano; with playful reproach):   For the first time   Late!For the first time; all these fourteen years!    CY
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