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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
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CYRANO.
Enough ! enough !
[A movement in the crowd. DE GUICHK appears, escorted by officer*. CUIGY, BRISSAILLE, the OFFICERS who went vrith CYRANO the night before. Color comes rapidly up to CYRANO.]
CUIOY to CYRANO.
Here is Monsieur de Guiche
[A murmur every one makes way.]
He comes from the Marshal of Gassion!
DE GUICHE
[bowing to CYRANO].
. . . Who would express his admiration, Sir, For your new exploit noised so loud abroad,
THE CROWD.
Bravo !
CYRANO
[bowing],
The Marshal is a judge of valour.
DE GUICHE.
He could not have believed the thing, unless These gentlemen had sworn they witnessed it.
CUIOT.
With our own eyes !
LE BRET
[aside to CYRANO, u-ho has an absent air].
But . . . you . . .
CYRANO.
Hush.