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CYRANO DE BERGERAC
21
Second Marquis
[with little cries of joy].
Ah, gentlemen! she is fearfully—terribly—ravishing!
First Marquis.
When one looks at her one thinks of a peach smiling at a strawberry!
Second Marquis.
And what freshness! A man approaching her too near might chance to get a bad chill at the heart?
Christian
[raising his head, sees Roxane, and catches Lignière by the arm].
'Tis she!
Lignière.
Ah! is it she?
Christian.
Ay, tell me quick,—I am afraid.
Lignière
[tasting his rivesalte in sips].
Magdaleine Robin—Roxane, so called! A subtle wit—a précieuse.
Christian.
Woe is me!
