In this chap­ter, the con­ver­sa­tion con­tin­ues between Cyra­no and Rox­ane, reveal­ing the deep bond of friend­ship and trust between them. Rox­ane, express­ing admi­ra­tion for Cyra­no’s brav­ery, implores him to promise that Chris­t­ian, the man she loves, will not engage in duels, to which Cyra­no agrees, despite his con­cealed feel­ings for her. After Rox­ane departs, Cyra­no’s soli­tude is inter­rupt­ed by the arrival of Rague­neau and oth­er char­ac­ters, includ­ing Car­bon de Cas­tel-Jaloux and De Guiche, who bring news of Cyra­no’s grow­ing fame fol­low­ing his recent exploits.

Cyrano’s mod­esty and reluc­tance to rev­el in his new­found pop­u­lar­i­ty are evi­dent. Despite the adu­la­tion, he remains focused on his promise to Rox­ane, show­ing his integri­ty and self­less­ness. The entrance of Car­bon de Cas­tel-Jaloux and his cadets trans­forms the scene into one of cama­raderie and mil­i­tary pride, cel­e­brat­ing the fear­less spir­it and val­or of the Gas­cons.

As the crowd grows with the appear­ance of De Guiche, who brings com­men­da­tions from the Mar­shal of Gas­sion, Cyrano’s per­son­al con­flict and ded­i­ca­tion are fur­ther high­light­ed. His refusal to align with De Guiche and his rejec­tion of the trap­pings of suc­cess under­score his com­mit­ment to hon­or and per­son­al val­ues over ambi­tion.

The chap­ter clos­es with Cyra­no’s bold pre­sen­ta­tion of the Cadets of Gas­cony to De Guiche, encap­su­lat­ing the pride and iden­ti­ty of this group through a vibrant and defi­ant poet­ic descrip­tion. Their mar­tial prowess and bois­ter­ous ener­gy are vivid­ly por­trayed, rein­forc­ing the themes of loy­al­ty, brav­ery, and inde­pen­dence that are cen­tral to the nar­ra­tive. The chap­ter weaves togeth­er ele­ments of friend­ship, love, hon­or, and hero­ism, set­ting the stage for unfold­ing events that will fur­ther chal­lenge Cyra­no’s con­vic­tions and desires.