cyrano de bergerac-第23章
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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 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?
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。
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!
CYRANO: No! I beg!
CHRISTIAN: Ay! she shall choose between us!Tell her all!
CYRANO: No! no! I will not have it! Spare me this!
CHRISTIAN: Because my face is haply fair; shall I Destroy your happiness? 'Twere too unjust!
CYRANO: And I;because by Nature's freak I have The gift to sayall that perchance you feel。 Shall I be fatal to your happiness?
CHRISTIAN: Tell all!
CYRANO: It is ill done to tempt me thus!
CHRISTIAN: Too long I've borne about within myself A rival to myselfI'll make an end!
CYRANO: Christian!
CHRISTIAN: Or union; without witnesssecret Clandestinecan be easily dissolved If we survive。
CYRANO: My God!he still persists!
CHRISTIAN: I will be loved myselfor not at all! I'll go see what they dothere; at the end Of the post: speak to her; and then let her choose One of us two!
CYRANO: It will be you。
CHRISTIAN: Pray God! (He calls): Roxane!
CYRANO: No! no!
ROXANE (coming up quickly): What?
CHRISTIAN: Cyrano has things Important for your ear。 。 。
(She hastens to Cyrano。 Christian goes out。)
Scene 4。X。
Roxane; Cyrano。 Then Le Bret; Carbon de Castel…Jaloux; the cadets; Ragueneau; De Guiche; etc。
ROXANE: Important; how?
CYRANO (in despair。 to Roxane): He's gone! 'Tis naught!Oh; you know how he sees Importance in a trifle!
ROXANE (warmly): Did he doubt Of what I said?Ah; yes; I saw he doubted!
CYRANO (taking her hand): But are you sure you told him all the truth?
ROXANE: Yes; I would love him were he。 。 。
(She hesitates。)
CYRANO: Does that word Embarrass you before my face; Roxane?
ROXANE: I。 。 。
CYRANO (smiling sadly): 'Twill not hurt me! Say it! If he were Ugly!。 。 。
ROXANE: Yes; ugly! (Musket report outside): Hark! I hear a shot!
CYRANO (ardently): Hideous!
ROXANE: Hideous! yes!
CYRANO: Disfigured。
ROXANE: Ay!
CYRANO: Grotesque?
ROXANE: He could not be grotesque to me!
CYRANO: You'd love the same?。 。 。
ROXANE: The samenay; even more!
CYRANO (losing command over himselfaside): My God! it's true; perchance; love waits me there! (To Roxane): I。 。 。Roxane。 。 。listen。 。 。
LE BRET (entering hurriedlyto Cyrano): Cyrano!
CYRANO (turning round): What?
LE BRET: Hush!
(He whispers something to him。)
CYRANO (letting go Roxane's hand and exclaiming): Ah; God!
ROXANE: What is it?
CYRANO (to himselfstunned): All is over now。
(Renewed reports。)
ROXANE: What is the matter? Hark! another shot!
(She goes up to look outside。)
CYRANO: It is too late; now I can never tell!
ROXANE (trying to rush out): What has chanced?
CYRANO (rushing to stop her): Nothing!
(Some cadets enter; trying to hide something they are carrying; and close round it to prevent Roxane approaching。)
ROXANE: And those men? (Cyrano draws her away): What were you just about to say before。 。 。?
CYRANO: What was I saying? Nothing now; I swear! (Solemnly): I swear that Christian's soul; his nature; were。 。 。 (Hastily correcting himself): Nay; that they are; the noblest; greatest。 。 。
ROXANE: Were? (With a loud scream): Oh!
(She rushes up; pushing every one aside。)
CYRANO: All is over now!
ROXANE (seeing Christian lying on the ground; wrapped in his cloak): O Christian!
LE BRET (to Cyrano): Struck by first shot of the enemy!
(Roxane flings herself down by Christian。 Fresh reports of cannonclash of armsclamorbeating of drums。)
CARBON (with sword in the air): O come! Your muskets。
(Followed by the cadets; he passes to the other side of the ramparts。)
ROXANE: Christian!
THE VOICE OF CARBON (from the other side): Ho! make haste!
ROXANE: Christian!
CARBON: FORM LINE!
ROXANE: Christian!
CARBON: HANDLE YOUR MATCH!
(Ragueneau rushes up; brin