CYRANO DE BERGERAC
53
Cut over,—feint!What ho! You reel?
[The Viscount staggers. Cyrano salutes.]
At the envoi's end, I touch!
[Acclamations. Applause in the boxes. Flowers and handkerchiefs are thrown down. The Officers surround Cyrano, congratulating him. Ragueneau dances for joy. Le Bret is happy, but anxious. The Viscount's friends hold him up and bear him away.]
The Crowd
[with one long shout].
Ah!
A Trooper.
Ah! 'Tis superb!
A Woman.
Ah! ’Tis superb! A pretty stroke!
Ragueneau.
Ah! ’Tis superb! A pretty stroke! A marvel!
A Marquis.
A novelty!
Le Bret.
A novelty! O madman!
[The crowd presses round Cyrano. Chorus of]
A novelty! O madman! Compliments!
Let me congratulate!… Quite unsurpassed!…
A Woman's Voice.
There is a hero for you!…
