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Scene VII

CYRANO, CHRISTIAN a capuchin FRIAR

CYRANO:

[to the FRIAR] Hello there, new Diogenes. What are you searching for this time?

FRIAR:

I'm looking for the house of Madame—

CHRISTIAN:

Oh, make him go away!

FRIAR:

Madeleine Robin—

CHRISTIAN:

What could he want?

CYRANO:

[pointing to a street at the back] It's that way! Straight ahead!

FRIAR:

I thank you, and will pray my rosary for you.

[He goes out.]

CYRANO:

Good luck and blessings to you!

[He goes back to CHRISTIAN.]

• a Greek philosopher who lived around 300 BC; Diogenes is said to have wandered through the streets of Athens with a lantern in search of an honest man.
• a string of beads used for counting prayers

1. Notes
2. Reading Pointers for Sharper Insights
3. Dedication
4. Dramatis Personae
5. Act I
   1. A Performance at the Hotel de Bourgogne
   2. Scene I
   3. Scene II
   4. Scene III
   5. Scene IV
   6. Scene V
   7. Scene VI
   8. Scene VII
6. Act II
   1. The Poet's Eating-House
   2. Scene I
   3. Scene II
   4. Scene III
   5. Scene IV
   6. Scene V
   7. Scene VI
   8. Scene VII
   9. Scene VIII
   10. Scene IX
   11. Scene X
   12. Scene XI
7. Act III
   1. Roxane's Kiss
   2. Scene I
   3. Scene II
   4. Scene III
   5. Scene IV
   6. Scene V
   7. Scene VI
   8. Scene VII
   9. Scene VIII
   10. Scene IX
   11. Scene X
   12. Scene XI
   13. Scene XII
8. Act IV
   1. The Cadets of Gascony
   2. Scene I
   3. Scene II
   4. Scene III
   5. Scene IV
   6. Scene V
   7. Scene VI
   8. Scene VII
   9. Scene VIII
   10. Scene IX
   11. Scene X
9. Act V
   1. Cyrano's Gazette
   2. Scene I
   3. Scene II
   4. Scene III
   5. Scene IV
   6. Scene V
   7. Scene VI
10. Copyright