ROXANE.

Monsieur de Bergerac, you may omit the details!

CYRANO.

Monday.... nothing. Oh! yes, Lygdamire took a new lover.

ROXANE.

Oh!

CYRANO (whose suffering is evidently increasing).

Tuesday, all the Court was at Fontainebleu. Wednesday, the beauty Montglat said to Count de Fiesque: No! Thursday, Mancini, Queen of France,—or almost! the 25th, Montglat said to Fiesque: Yes; and Saturday, 26th....

(His eyes close. His head falls upon his shoulder. Silence.)

ROXANE (surprised at hearing nothing more, turns around, looks at him, and rises very much frightened).