And do not return until you have eaten them all.
(He closes the door, comes down toward Roxane, takes off his hat, and stops, respectfully, at a distance.)
SCENE VI.
CYRANO, ROXANE, and, a moment, THE DUENNA.
CYRANO.
Among all moments be the present blessed,
Since, ceasing to forget that I exist,—
However humbly—you have come to say....
To say....
ROXANE (who has unmasked).
To say: I thank you heartily.
For, know you now, the fop, the brainless wretch
You vanquished yesterday in noble strife,
Was being forced upon me....
(bashfully)