cyrano de bergerac-第15章
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CHRISTIAN: No!
CYRANO: Why?
CHRISTIAN: I will wait for Roxane here。
CYRANO: How? Crazy? Come quick with me and learn。 。 。
CHRISTIAN: No; no! I say。 I am aweary of these borrowed letters; Borrowed love…makings! Thus to act a part; And tremble all the time!'Twas well enough At the beginning!Now I know she loves! I fear no longer!I will speak myself。
CYRANO: Mercy!
CHRISTIAN: And how know you I cannot speak? I am not such a fool when all is said! I've by your lessons profited。 You'll see I shall know how to speak alone! The devil! I know at least to clasp her in my arms! (Seeing Roxane come out from Clomire's house): It is she! Cyrano; no!Leave me not!
CYRANO (bowing): Speak for yourself; my friend; and take your chance。
(He disappears behind the garden wall。)
Scene 3。V。
Christian; Roxane; the duenna。
ROXANE (coming out of Clomire's house; with a company of friends; whom she leaves。 Bows and good…byes): Barthenoide!Alcandre!Gremione!
THE DUENNA (bitterly disappointed): We've missed the speech upon the Tender Passion!
(Goes into Roxane's house。)
ROXANE (still bowing): Urimedonteadieu! (All bow to Roxane and to each other; and then separate; going up different streets。 Roxane suddenly seeing Christian): You! (She goes to him): Evening falls。 Let's sit。 Speak on。 I listen。
CHRISTIAN (sits by her on the bench。 A silence): Oh! I love you!
ROXANE (shutting her eyes): Ay; speak to me of love。
CHRISTIAN: I love thee!
ROXANE: That's The theme! But vary it。
CHRISTIAN: I。 。 。
ROXANE: Vary it!
CHRISTIAN: I love you so!
ROXANE: Oh! without doubt!and then?。 。 。
CHRISTIAN: And thenI should beoh!so gladso glad If you would love me!Roxane; tell me so!
ROXANE (with a little grimace): I hoped for cream;you give me gruel! Say How love possesses you?
CHRISTIAN: Oh utterly!
ROXANE: Come; come!。 。 。unknot those tangled sentiments!
CHRISTIAN: Your throat I'd kiss it!
ROXANE: Christian!
CHRISTIAN: I love thee!
ROXANE (half…rising): Again!
CHRISTIAN (eagerly; detaining her): No; no! I love thee not!
ROXANE (reseating herself): 'Tis well!
CHRISTIAN: But I adore thee!
ROXANE (rising; and going further off): Oh!
CHRISTIAN: I am grown stupid!
ROXANE (dryly): And that displeases me; almost as much As 'twould displease me if you grew ill…favored。
CHRISTIAN: But。 。 。
ROXANE: Rally your poor eloquence that's flown!
CHRISTIAN: I。 。 。
ROXANE: Yes; you love me; that I know。 Adieu。
(She goes toward her house。)
CHRISTIAN: Oh; go not yet! I'd tell you
ROXANE (opening the door): You adore me? I've heard it very oft。 No!Go away!
CHRISTIAN: But I would fain。 。 。
(She shuts the door in his face。)
CYRANO (who has re…entered unseen): I' faith! It is successful!
Scene 3。VI。
Christian; Cyrano; two pages。
CHRISTIAN: Come to my aid!
CYRANO: Not I!
CHRISTIAN: But I shall die; Unless at once I win back her fair favor。
CYRANO: And how can I; at once; i' th' devil's name; Lesson you in。 。 。
CHRISTIAN (seizing his arm): Oh; she is there!
(The window of the balcony is now lighted up。)
CYRANO (moved): Her window!
CHRISTIAN: Oh! I shall die!
CYRANO: Speak lower!
CHRISTIAN (in a whisper): I shall die!
CYRANO: The night is dark。 。 。
CHRISTIAN: Well!
CYRANO: All can be repaired。 Although you merit not。 Stand there; poor wretch! Fronting the balcony! I'll go beneath And prompt your words to you。 。 。
CHRISTIAN: But。 。 。
CYRANO: Hold your tongue!
THE PAGES (reappearing at backto Cyrano): Ho!
CYRANO: Hush!
(He signs to them to speak softly。)
FIRST PAGE (in a low voice): We've played the serenade you bade To Montfleury!
CYRANO (quickly; in a low voice): Go! lurk in ambush there; One at this street corner; and one at that; And if a passer…by should here intrude; Play you a tune!
SECOND PAGE: What tune; Sir Gassendist?
CYRANO: Gay; if a woman comes;for a man; sad! (The pages disappear; one at each street corner。 To Christian): Call her!
CHRISTIAN: Roxane!
CYRANO (picking up stones and throwing them at the window): Some pebbles! wait awhile!
ROXANE (half…opening the casement): Who calls me?
CHRISTIAN: I!
ROXANE: Who's that?
CHRISTIAN: Christian!
ROXANE (disdainfully): Oh! you?
CHRISTIAN: I would speak with you。
CYRANO (under the balconyto Christian): Good。 Speak soft and low。
ROXANE: No; you speak stupidly!
CHRISTIAN: Oh; pity me!
ROXANE: No! you love me no more!
CHRISTIAN (prompted by Cyrano): You sayGreat Heaven! I love no more?whenIlove more and more!
ROXANE (who was about to shut the casement; pausing): Hold! 'tis a trifle better! ay; a trifle!
CHRISTIAN (same play): Love grew apace; rocked by the anxious beating。 。 。 Of this poor heart; which the cruel wanton boy。 。 。 Took for a cradle!
ROXANE (coming out on to the balcony): That is better! But An if you deem that Cupid be so cruel You should have stifled baby…love in's cradle!
CHRISTIAN (same play): Ah; Madame; I assayed; but all in vain This。 。 。new…born babe is a young。 。 。Hercules!
ROXANE: Still better!
CHRISTIAN (same play): Thus he strangled in my heart The。 。 。serpents twain; of。 。 。Pride。 。 。and Doubt!
ROXANE (leaning over the balcony): Well said! But why so faltering? Has mental palsy Seized on your faculty imaginative?
CYRANO (drawing Christian under the balcony; and slipping into his place): Give place! This waxes critical!。 。 。
ROXANE: To…day。 。 。 Your words are hesitating。
CYRANO (imitating Christianin a whisper): Night has come。 。 。 In the dusk they grope their way to find your ear。
ROXANE: But my words find no such impediment。
CYRANO: They find their way at once? Small wonder that! For 'tis within my heart they find their home; Bethink how large my heart; how small your ear! And;from fair heights descending; words fall fast; But mine must mount; Madame; and that takes time!
ROXANE: Meseems that your last words have learned to climb。
CYRANO: With practice such gymnastic grows less hard!
ROXANE: In truth; I seem to speak from distant heights!
CYRANO: True; far above; at such a height 'twere death If a hard word from you fell on my heart。
ROXANE (moving): I will come down。 。 。
CYRANO (hastily): No!
ROXANE (showing him the bench under the balcony): Mount then on the bench!
CYRANO (starting back alarmed): No!
ROXANE: How; you will not?
CYRANO (more and more moved): Stay awhile! 'Tis sweet;。 。 。 The rare occasion; when our hearts can speak Our selves unseen; unseeing!
ROXANE: Whyunseen?
CYRANO: Ay; it is sweet! Half hidden;half revealed You see the dark folds of my shrouding cloak; And I; the glimmering whiteness of your dress: I but a shadowyou a radiance fair! Know you what such a moment holds for me? If ever I were eloquent。 。 。
ROXANE: You were!
CYRANO: Yet never till to…night my speech has sprung Straight from my heart as now it springs。
ROXANE: Why not?
CYRANO: Till now I spoke haphazard。 。 。
ROXANE: What?
CYRANO: Your eyes Have beams that turn men dizzy!But to…night Methinks I shall find speech for the first time!
ROXANE: 'Tis true; your voice rings with a tone that's new。
CYRANO (coming nearer; passionately): Ay; a new tone! In the tender; sheltering dusk I dare to be myself for once;at last! (He stops; falters): What say I? I know not!Oh; pardon me It thrills me;'tis so sweet; so novel。 。 。
ROXANE: How? So novel?
CYRANO (off his balance; trying to find the thread of his sentence): Ay;to be at last sincere; Till now; my chilled heart; fearing to be mocked。 。 。
ROXANE: Mocked; and for what?
CYRANO: For its mad beating!Ay; My heart has clothed itself with witty words; To shroud itself from curious eyes:impelled At times to aim at a star; I stay my hand; And; fearing ridicule;cull a wild flower!
ROXAN