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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
utterly。 Each separate page Was like a fluttering flower…petal； loosed
From your own soul； and wafted thus to mine。 Imprinted in each
burning word was love Sincere； all…powerful。 。 。
CHRISTIAN： A love sincere！ Can that be felt； Roxane！
ROXANE： Ay； that it can！
CHRISTIAN： You come。 。 。？
ROXANE： O； Christian； my true lord； I come （Were I to throw
myself； here； at your knees； You would raise mebut 'tis my soul I lay
At your feetyou can raise it nevermore！） I come to crave your
pardon。 （Ay； 'tis time To sue for pardon； now that death may come！）
For the insult done to you when； frivolous； At first I loved you only for
your face！
CHRISTIAN （horror…stricken）： Roxane！
ROXANE： And later； loveless frivolous Like a bird that
spreads its wings； but can not fly Arrested by your beauty； by your
soul Drawn closeI loved for both at once！
CHRISTIAN： And now？
ROXANE： Ah！ you yourself have triumphed o'er yourself； And
now； I love you only for your soul！
CHRISTIAN （stepping backward）： Roxane！
ROXANE： Be happy。 To be loved for beauty A poor disguise
that time so soon wears threadbare Must be to noble soulsto souls
aspiring A torture。 Your dear thoughts have now effaced That
beauty that so won me at the outset。 Now I see clearerand I no more
see it！
CHRISTIAN： Oh！。 。 。
ROXANE： You are doubtful of such victory？
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CHRISTIAN （pained）： Roxane！
ROXANE： I see you cannot yet believe it。 Such love。 。 。？
CHRISTIAN： I do not ask such love as that！ I would be loved
more simply； for。 。 。
ROXANE： For that Which they have all in turns loved in thee？
Shame！ Oh！ be loved henceforth in a better way！
CHRISTIAN： No！ the first love was best！
ROXANE： Ah！ how you err！ 'Tis now that I love bestlove well！
'Tis that Which is thy true self； see！that I adore！ Were your
brilliance dimmed。 。 。
CHRISTIAN： Hush！
ROXANE： I should love still！ Ay； if your beauty should to…day
depart。 。 。
CHRISTIAN： Say not so！
ROXANE： Ay； I say it！
CHRISTIAN： Ugly？ How？
ROXANE： Ugly！ I swear I'd love you still！
CHRISTIAN： My God！
ROXANE： Are you content at last？
CHRISTIAN （in a choked voice）： Ay！。 。 。
ROXANE： What is wrong？
CHRISTIAN （gently pushing her away）： Nothing。 。 。I have two
words to say：one second。 。 。
ROXANE： But？。 。 。
CHRISTIAN （pointing to the cadets）： Those poor fellows； shortly
doomed to death； My love deprives them of the sight of you： Go；
speak to themsmile on them ere they die！
ROXANE （deeply affected）： Dear Christian！。 。 。
（She goes up to the cadets； who respectfully crowd round her。）
SCENE 4。IX。
Christian； Cyrano。 At back Roxane talking to Carbon and some
cadets。
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CHRISTIAN （calling toward Cyrano's tent）： Cyrano！
CYRANO （reappearing； fully armed）： What？ Why so pale？
CHRISTIAN： She does not love me！
CYRANO： What？
CHRISTIAN： 'Tis you she loves！
CYRANO： No！
CHRISTIAN： For she loves me only for my soul！
CYRANO： Truly？
CHRISTIAN： Yes！ Thusyou see； that soul is you；。 。 。
Therefore； 'tis you she loves！And youlove her！
CYRANO： I？
CHRISTIAN： Oh； I know it！
CYRANO： Ay； 'tis true！
CHRISTIAN： You love To madness！
CYRANO： Ay！ and worse！
CHRISTIAN： Then tell her so！
CYRANO： No！
CHRISTIAN： And why not？
CYRANO： Look at my face！be answered！
CHRISTIAN： She'd love mewere I ugly。
CYRANO： Said she so？
CHRISTIAN： Ay！ in those words！
CYRANO： I'm glad she told you that！ But pooh！believe it not！
I am well pleased She thought to tell you。 Take it not for truth。
Never grow ugly：she'd reproach me then！
CHRISTIAN： That I intend discovering！