Well, then, hope!.... Why! Roxane was pale and trembling, ghastly pale, while she followed your duel here!....

CYRANO.

Ghastly pale?

LE BRET.

Her heart and mind were certainly struck. Pick up courage and speak to her, so that....

CYRANO.

So that she bursts out laughing into my face .... under my very nose? No, no!.... That is the only thing in the world that I fear!

THE JANITOR (bringing in the duenna, to Cyrano).

Somebody for you, Sir.