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cyrano de bergerac(伯吉拉克的赛拉诺)-第24部分

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    CYRANO   (in        a  low  voice   to   Christian;  as  they   arrange  the  cloth 

together):      I must speak with you ere you speak to her。 

    RAGUENEAU:              My whip…handle is an Arles sausage! 

    ROXANE (pouring out wine; helping):                Since we are to die; let the 

rest of the army shift for itself。      All for the Gascons!       And mark! if De 

Guiche   comes;   let   no   one   invite   him!   (Going   from   one   to   the   other): 

There!   there!    You   have   time   enough!     Do   not   eat   too   fast!Drink   a 

little。… …Why are you crying? 

    FIRST CADET:            It is all so good!。 。 。 

    ROXANE:            Tut!Red     or  white?Some      bread   for  Monsieur     de 

Carbon!a   knife!     Pass   your   plate!a   little   of   the   crust? Some   more? 

Let me help you!Some champagne?… …A wing? 

    CYRANO (who follows her; his arms laden with dishes; helping her to 

wait on everybody):         How I worship her! 

    ROXANE (going up to Christian):              What will you? 

    CHRISTIAN:           Nothing。 



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    ROXANE:             Nay;    nay;   take   this  biscuit;   steeped    in  muscat; 

come!。 。 。but two drops! 

    CHRISTIAN (trying to detain her):            Oh! tell me why you came? 

    ROXANE:          Wait; my first duty is to these poor fellows。Hush!           In 

a few minutes。 。 。 

    LE BRET (who had gone up to pass a loaf on the end of a lance to the 

sentry on the rampart):        De Guiche! 

    CYRANO:           Quick!    hide   flasks;  plates;  pie…dishes;  game…baskets! 

Hurry!Let     us  all  look  unconscious!     (To  Ragueneau):       Up    on   your 

seat!Is everything covered up? 

    (In   an   instant   all   has   been   pushed   into   the   tents;   or   hidden   under 

doublets;     cloaks;   and   beavers。     De    Guiche     enters   hurriedlystops 

suddenly; sniffing the air。     Silence。) 



                                  SCENE 4。VII。 



    The same。      De Guiche。 

    DE GUICHE:           It smells good here。 

    A CADET (humming):             Lo!    Lo…lo! 

    DE GUICHE (looking at him):               What is the matter?You are very 

red。 

    THE CADET:           The matter?Nothing!'Tis my bloodboiling at the 

thought of the coming battle! 

    ANOTHER:           Poum; poumpoum。 。 。 

    DE GUICHE (turning round):             What's that? 

    THE CADET (slightly drunk):             Nothing!。 。 。'Tis a song!a little。 。 。 

    DE GUICHE:           You are merry; my friend! 

    THE CADET:           The approach of danger is intoxicating! 

    DE GUICHE (calling Carbon de Castel…Jaloux; to give him an order): 

Captain!     I。   。   。   (He   stops   short   on   seeing   him): Plague   take   me!   but 

you look bravely; too! 

    CARBON (crimson in the face; hiding a bottle behind his back; with 

an evasive movement):          Oh!。 。 。 

    DE GUICHE:           I have one cannon left; and have had it carried there… 



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… (he points behind the scenes):         in that corner。 。 。Your men can use it 

in case of need。 

    A CADET (reeling slightly):          Charming attention! 

    ANOTHER (with a gracious smile):              Kind solicitude! 

    DE GUICHE:           How? they are all gone crazy? (Drily):         As you are 

not used to cannon; beware of the recoil。 

    FIRST CADET:           Pooh! 

    DE GUICHE (furious; going up to him):              But。 。 。 

    THE CADET:           Gascon cannons never recoil! 

    DE   GUICHE   (taking   him   by   the   arm   and   shaking   him):    You   are 

tipsy!but what with? 

    THE CADET (grandiloquently):             With the smell of powder! 

    DE   GUICHE   (shrugging   his   shoulders   and   pushing   him   away;   then 

going    quickly   to  Roxane):     Briefly;   Madame;     what   decision   do   you 

deign to take? 

    ROXANE:          I stay here。 

    DE GUICHE:          You must fly! 

    ROXANE:          No! I will stay。 

    DE GUICHE:           Since things are thus; give me a musket; one of you! 

    CARBON:          Wherefore? 

    DE GUICHE:           Because I toomean to remain。 

    CYRANO:          At last!   This is true valor; Sir! 

    FIRST CADET:            Then you are Gascon after all; spite of your lace 

collar? 

    ROXANE:          What is all this? 

    DE GUICHE:           I leave no woman in peril。 

    SECOND   CADET   (to   the   first):        Hark   you!    Think   you   not   we 

might give him something to eat? 

    (All the viands reappear as if by magic。) 

    DE GUICHE (whose eyes sparkle):              Victuals! 

    THE   THIRD   CADET:            Yes;   you'll   see   them   coming   from   under 

every coat! 

    DE GUICHE (controlling himself; haughtily):               Do you think I will 

eat your leavings? 



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    CYRANO (saluting him):            You make progress。 

    DE     GUICHE      (proudly;   with  a  light  touch   of  accent  on   the  word 

'breaking'):     I will fight without br…r…eaking my fast! 

    FIRST CADET (with wild delight):              Br…r…r…eaking!     He has got the 

accent! 

    DE GUICHE (laughing):            I? 

    THE CADET:           'Tis a Gascon! 

    (All begin to dance。) 

    CARBON   DE   CASTEL…JALOUX   (who   had   disappeared   behind   the 

rampart; reappearing on the ridge):         I have drawn my pikemen up in line。 

They are a resolute troop。 

    (He points to a row of pikes; the tops of which are seen over the ridge。) 

    DE GUICHE (bowing to Roxane):                 Will you accept my hand; and 

accompany me while I review them? 

    (She takes   it;   and they  go   up   toward   the   rampart。 All   uncover   and 

follow them。) 

    CHRISTIAN (going to Cyrano; eagerly):               Tell me quickly! 

    (As   Roxane   appears   on   the   ridge;   the   tops   of   the   lances   disappear; 

lowered for the salute; and a shout is raised。       She bows。) 

    THE PIKEMEN (outside):             Vivat! 

    CHRISTIAN:           What is this secret? 

    CYRANO:          If Roxane should。 。 。 

    CHRISTIAN:           Should?。 。 。 

    CYRANO:          Speak of the letters?。 。 。 

    CHRISTIAN:           Yes; I know!。 。 。 

    CYRANO:          Do not spoil all by seeming surprised。 。 。 

    CHRISTIAN:          At what? 

    CYRANO:          I must explain to you!。 。 。Oh! 'tis no great matterI but 

thought of it to… day on seeing her。      You have。 。 。 

    CHRISTIAN:           Tell quickly! 

    CYRANO:          You have。 。 。written to her oftener than you think。 。 。 

    CHRISTIAN:           How so? 

    CYRANO:           Thus;   'faith!  I   had   taken   it   in   hand   to   express   your 

flame for you!。 。 。At times I wrote without saying; 'I am writing!' 



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    CHRISTIAN:           Ah!。 。 。 

    CYRANO:           'Tis simple enough! 

    CHRISTIAN:           But how did you contrive; since we have been cut off; 

thus。 。 。to?。 。 。 

    CYRANO:           。 。 。Oh! before dawn。 。 。I was able to get through。 。 。 

    CHRISTIAN (folding his arms):              That was simple; too?        And how 

oft;   pray   you;   have    I  written?。   。  。Twice    in  the   week?。    。  。Three 

times?。 。 。Four?。 。 。 

    CYRANO:           More often still。 

    CHRISTIAN:           What!     Every day? 

    CYRANO:           Yes; every day;twice。 

    CHRISTIAN   (violently):          And   that   became   so   mad   a   joy   for   you; 

that you braved death。 。 。 

    CYRANO (seeing Roxane returning):               Hush!     Not before her! 

    (He goes hurriedly into his tent。) 



                                  SCENE 4。VIII。 



    Roxane;      Christian。    In    the  distance    cadets   coming     and   going。 

Carbon and De Guiche give orders。 

    ROXANE (running up to Christian):              Ah; Christian; at last!。 。 。 

    CHRISTIAN   (taking   her   hands):         Now   tell   me   why     Why;   by 

these fearful paths so perilous         Across these ranks of ribald soldiery; 

You have come? 

    ROXANE:          Love; your letters brought me here! 

    CHRISTIAN:           What say you? 

    ROXANE:          'Tis your fault if I ran risks!        Your letters turned my 

head!    Ah! all this month;        How many!and the last one ever bettered 

The one that went before! 

    CHRISTIAN:           What!for a few        Inconsequent love…letters! 

    ROXANE:          Hold your peace!         Ah! you cannot conceive it!        Ever 

since     That night; when; in a voice all new to me;            Under my window 

you   revealed   your   soul     Ah!   ever   since   I   have   adored   you! Now 

Your   letters   all   this   whole   month long!meseemed      As   if   I   heard   that 



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voice so tender; true;       Sheltering; close!     Thy fault; I say!    It drew me; 

The voice o' th' night!      Oh! wise Penelope         Would ne'er have stayed to 

broider on her hearthstone;         If her Ulysses could have writ such letters! 

But   would   have   cast   away   her   silken   bobbins;   And   fled   to   join   him; 

mad for love as Helen! 

     CHRISTIAN:          But。 。 。 

    ROXANE:           I   read;   read   againgrew   faint   for   love; I   was   thine 
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