260
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Cyrano.
They’re climbing the redoubt! Let us salute them!
[The rampart is covered instantly by a formidable row of enemies. The standards of the Imperialists are raised.]
Fire!
[General discharge.]
A Cry in the Enemy's Ranks.
Fire! Fire!
[A deadly answering volley. The Cadets fall on all sides.]
A Spanish Officer
[uncovering].
Fire! Fire! Who are these men who rush on death?
Cyrano
[reciting, erect, amid a storm of bullets].
The bold Cadets of Gascony,
Of Carbon of Castel-Jaloux!
Brawling, swaggering boastfully,
[He rushes forward, followed by a few survivors.]
The bold Cadets…
[His voice is drowned in the battle.]
Curtain.
