CYRANO DE BERGERAC
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Bellerose
[solemnly].
Sic transit!…
[To the Porters.]
Sic transit!… Sweep—close all, but leave the lights.
We sup, but later on we must return,
For a rehearsal of to-morrow's farce.
[Jodelet and Bellerose go out, bowing low to Cyrano.]
The Porter
[to Cyrano].
You do not dine, Sir?
Cyrano.
You do not dine, Sir? No.
[The Porter goes out.]
Le Bret.
You do not dine, Sir? No. Because?
Cyrano
[proudly].
You do not dine, Sir? No. Because? Because…
[Changing his tone as the Porter goes away.]
I have no money!…
Le Bret
[with the action of throwing a bag].
I have no money!… How! The bag of crowns?…
Cyrano.
Paternal bounty, in a day, thou 'rt sped!
Le Bret.
How live the next month?
