(_Movement. The crowd becomes more orderly and opens. Guiche appears, with an escort of officers: Cuigy, Brissaille, the officers who accompanied Cyrano at the close of Act I._) CUIGY (_running up to Cyrano_). Here is Monsieur de Guiche! He is sent by Marshal de Gassion! GUICHE (_bowing to Cyrano_). .... Who desires to express to you, Sir, his admiration for the wonderful prowess that we have just heard of. THE CROWD. Bravo! Bravo! CYRANO (_bowing_). The Marshal is a connoisseur in deeds of valour. GUICHE. He never would have believed the feat possible, if these gentlemen had not sworn that they witnessed it. CUIGY. With our own good eyes! LE BRET (_aside, to Cyrano, who seems lost in thought_). My good friend.... CYRANO (_to Le Bret_). Be silent! LE BRET (_aside to Cyrano_). You seem to suffer! CYRANO (_awakening and drawing himself up_). Before all these people!.... I .... Suffer!.... Watch, and you shall see. GUICHE (_to whom Cuigy has whispered a few words_). All know that you have accomplished wonders before this. You are serving the King with these hare-brained Gascons, are you not? CYRANO. Yes, with the cadets. A CADET (_in stentorian tones_). With us! GUICHE (_looking at the Gascons, who have aligned behind Cyrano_). Ah! ah!.... So these haughty-looking gentlemen are the famous.... CARBON. Cyrano! CYRANO. Captain? CARBON. Since my Company is all here, I believe, present it to the Count, if you please. CYRANO (_taking two steps toward Guiche, and pointing to the Cadets_). Fair Gascony's cadets are they, With Carbon--He of Haughty-Hall;[18] They fight and lie without dismay, Fair Gascony's cadets are they! In heraldry they've all to say, And pedigrees like theirs appall. Fair Gascony's cadets are they, With Carbon--He of Haughty-Hall! With eagle eye, in crane's array, With cat's mustache, and tooth for all, Through rabble growling as they may, With eagle eye, in crane's array, They strut with hats in sad decay Beneath their plumes so bright and tall! With eagle eye, in crane's array, With cat's mustache, and tooth for all! Abdomen-Blade and Slash-Away Are names to them of pleasant fall. They thirst for glory night and day Abdomen-Blade and Slash-Away! In every battle brawl, or fray.... They congregate as for a ball.... Abdomen-Blade and Slash-Away Are names to them of pleasant fall!