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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
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Montfleury
[in a voice that trembles more and more].
Heureux qui…'
[The cane is shaken.]
The Voice.
Off the stage!
The Pit.
Oh!
Montfleury
[choking].
'Heureux qui loin des cours…'
Cyrano
[appearing suddenly in the pit, standing on a chair, his arms crossed, his beaver cocked fiercely, his moustache bristling, his nose terrible to see].
Ah! I shall be angry in a moment!…
[Sensation.]
SCENE IV
The Same. Cyrano, then Bellerose, Jodelot.
Montfleury
[to the Marquises].
Come to my help, my lords!
A Marquis
[carelessly].
Come to my help, my lords! Go on! Go on!
Cyrano.
Fat man, take warning! If you go on, I
Shall feel myself constrained to cuff your face!