The next morning, Cyrano wakes up in the middle of the night and tells his wife that he's going to die. Cyrano tells her that he hates her because she's so low-class. She tells him that Cyrano is the only person in the world who doesn't celebrate his own birthday. She's not going to celebrate Cyrano's own birthday, she tells him, because Cyrano has committed the "most horrible crime" in his life. She also tells Cyrano that he has no right to celebrate her own birthday since she has committed no crime of her own. She asks Cyrano not to tell her that she is innocent, because she has the day that is the most important to her every year. She wants Cyrano to let her live, and Cyrano says that's what he wants to do. He wants to take her place, but Cyrano refuses to believe that he can do so. He reminds her that the last time he saw her, she told him that she was going to "die" and that she would ring a bell to announce her death. That night, she showed up at Cyrano