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Act III, Scene xii | DE GUICHE (to Roxane): |  You? | | (Recognizing Christian, in amazement): | | He? | | (Bowing, with admiration, to Roxane): | | Cunningly contrived! | | (To Cyrano): | | My compliments—Sir Apparatus-maker! | | Your story would arrest at Peter's gate | | Saints eager for their Paradise! Note well | | The details. 'Faith! They'd make a stirring book! |
| CYRANO (bowing): | | I shall not fail to follow your advice. |
| THE FRIAR (showing with satisfaction the two lovers to De Guiche): | | A handsome couple, son, made one by you! |
| DE GUICHE (with a freezing look): | | Ay! | | (To Roxane): | | Bid your bridegroom, Madame, fond farewell. |
| ROXANE: | | Why so? |
| DE GUICHE (to Christian): | | Even now the regiment departs. | | Join it! |
| ROXANE: | | It goes to battle? |
| DE GUICHE: | | Without doubt. |
| ROXANE: | | But the Cadets go not? |
| DE GUICHE: | | Oh ay! they go. | | (Drawing out the paper he had put in his pocket): | | Here is the order. | | (To Christian): | | Baron, bear it, quick! |
| ROXANE (throwing herself in Christian's arms): | | Christian! |
| DE GUICHE (sneeringly to Cyrano): | | The wedding-night is far, methinks! |
| CYRANO (aside): | | He thinks to give me pain of death by this! |
| CHRISTIAN (to Roxane): | | Oh! once again! Your lips! |
| CYRANO: | | Come, come, enough! |
| CHRISTIAN (still kissing Roxane): | | —'Tis hard to leave her, you know not. . . |
| CYRANO (trying to draw him away): | | I know. |
| (Sound of drums beating a march in the distance.) |
| DE GUICHE: | | The regiment starts! |
| ROXANE (To Cyrano, holding back Christian, whom Cyrano is drawing away): | | Oh!—I trust him you! | | Promise me that no risks shall put his life | | In danger! |
| CYRANO: | | I will try my best, but promise. . . | | That I cannot! |
| ROXANE: | | But swear he shall be prudent? |
| CYRANO: | | Again, I'll do my best, but. . . |
| ROXANE: | | In the siege | | Let him not suffer! |
| CYRANO: | | All that man can do, | | I. . . |
| ROXANE: | | That he shall be faithful! |
| CYRANO: | | Doubtless, but. . . |
| ROXANE: | | That he will write oft? |
| CYRANO (pausing): | | That, I promise you! |
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