Final answer:
Christian asks Cyrano to allow him to speak for himself to Roxane, which was unexpected by Cyrano who had been providing Christian with eloquent words to win her affection.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question pertains to a scene from the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. In the famous balcony scene, Christian unexpectedly asks Cyrano to allow him to speak for himself to Roxane, rather than using Cyrano's poetic words. Until this point, Cyrano has been helping Christian woo Roxane by lending him his eloquence, as Christian is at a loss for expressing his feelings eloquently. This request is surprising to Cyrano as he did not anticipate that Christian would want to express his own, unaided thoughts to Roxane.